South Stoneham Cemetery

The South Stoneham municipal cemetery, situated off Mansbridge Road, Southampton (at 50°56′26″N 01°22′06″W / 50.94056°N 1.36833°W / 50.94056; -1.36833), was opened in early 1905, with the first burial taking place on 4 February, and was extended in 1927.

The South Stoneham Crematorium was located north of the cemetery but demolished during 1973 to make way for the construction of the M27 motorway.

The buildings were demolished during the construction of the new motorway with the garden of rest being re-located on an adjacent strip of allotment land.

[3] Despite the move of the crematorium and its grounds to Bassett Green Road, 78 Commonwealth service personnel who were cremated here during World War II are still commemorated in the grounds in South Stoneham by a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial standing amid flower beds near a lily pool.

[4] Among them is Alastair (Alec) Campbell, former cricketer and professional footballer for Southampton, who died serving in the Royal Artillery in 1943.