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    1. [SFHG] West Sussex Cemeteries
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    3. On 23 April Ancestry put the cemetery records below online. Hopefully more will appear for Sussex. I wonder if Ancestry are going to compete with Deceased Online? >From the web site: "About UK, Select Cemetery Registers, 1873-2014 This collection contains burial registers from select cemeteries in the UK. Additional cemetery registers will be added in future updates. The collection currently contains the following registers: • Findon Cemetery, West Sussex, England • Arundel Cemetery, West Sussex, England • Chalcraft Lane Cemetery, West Sussex, England • Bognor Regis Cemetery, West Sussex, England • Littlehampton Cemetery, West Sussex, England • Magdalen Hill Cemetery, Hampshire, England Findon, Arundel, Chalcraft Lane, Bognor Regis, and Littlehampton cemeteries are located in the Arun region in West Sussex, England. Magdalen Hill Cemetery opened in 1914, and this collection includes burial registers beginning in 1916. It is located on Alresford Road on the eastern side of Winchester, Hampshire, England. During World War I and World War II, Winchester was home to the regimental depots of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, the Rifle Brigade, and the King's Royal Rifle Corps. The cemetery has a war graves plot, and more than 37 World War I soldiers and 65 World War II soldiers are buried in the cemetery. Information found in the burial registers includes interment number, name of the deceased, residence, age, place of death, date of burial, location of the grave, and the name of the person who conducted the burial service. Registers of stillborn babies are not included in this collection." Stephen Steere Orpington, Kent.

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