The Armenian Section of the Christian Cemetery at Asansol
Photographs of the Armenian Section of the cemetery at Asansol, India are courtesy of Nigel Galstaun (taken in 2013), and Tanya Avetoomyan (taken in 2012) to whom I offer my acknowledgement and thanks.
Just like the Armenian cemetery at Haiderabad which is also neglected and abandoned what is apparent from the photographs taken on a recent visit to Asansol, is that the cemetery is unkempt and uncared for and unfortunately the Armenian Section appears to have been left to the ravages of nature.
Names of those known Armenians buried in this cemetery
| Charles Paul Agabeg Edgar Clarence Agabeg Harriet Marian Agabeg Hector Bettson Agabeg Robert Vivian Agabeg Hovannes Mackertich Apcar Doris Ivy Blossom Arratoon Joseph Chater |
Elizabeth Hyrapiet H.M. Hyrapiet Kitty Lucas nee Hyrapiet Hyrapiet Jacob Winifred Jordan Aratoon Catchick Mackertich Varthain Mackertich Henry John Vardon |
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- Asansol Cemetery Part of the cemetery has been turned over to a football field.
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- Asansol Cemetery – Entrance
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- Illegible Marker Difficult to adequately and correctly transcribe
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- Illegible Marker Difficult to adequately and correctly transcribe
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- Asansol Cemetery In loving memory of Victor Gordan Vaz Died 3-Feb-1980 and Allen Bernard Vaz Died 2-Jan-1999 [remainder cannot be deciphered]
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- Adelaide Muriel White In ever loving — — —- memory of my darling wife Adelaide Muriel White Who departed to her eternal home On the —- November — Sadly and dearly missed by her Loving husband and children, mother, brothers and only sister. Aged -3 years 10 months and 18 days. So where this silent marble weeps A friend a wife a mother sleeps A heart within whose sacred cell Peaceful virtues love to dwell.
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- Asansol Cemetery
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- Asansol Cemetery
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- Asansol Cemetery The Armenian Section of Asansol Cemetery, impossible to see any of the remaining graves.
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- Asansol Cemetery The Armenian Section of the cemetery is heavily overgrown, to sense the scale of the neglect the boundary wall, which is over 6 feet high, is almost completely obscured.
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- William James Jameson In ever loving memory of William James Jameson 1915-1971 Beloved husband of Sarah Beloved father of Patrick Indian Police 1935-1947 Indian Police Medal Bengal Coal Co. Ltd. 1947-1971
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- Asansol Cemetery – Entrance
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- Unknown Grave Unknown marker
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- Asansol Cemetery Tanya’s photographs taken in 2012 year show the same neglect at the Armenian section of the Asansol Cemetery: The Armenian Section
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- Asansol Cemetery – Entrance
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- Asansol Cemetery
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- Asansol Cemetery – Entrance
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- Asansol Cemetery Tanya’s photographs taken last in 2012 show the same neglect at the Armenian section of the Asansol Cemetery: Armenian Section
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- Asansol Cemetery Tanya’s photographs taken in 2012 year show the same neglect at the Armenian section of the Asansol Cemetery: The Armenian Section
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- Asansol Church Tanya’s photographs taken in 2012 year show the same neglect at the Armenian section of the Asansol Cemetery: The Armenian Section
