Deaths in the 1960s
20,000+ memorials
Annie Walke
1877–1965 (age 88)
Cornwall
Hewlett Johnson
1874–1966 (age 92)
Canterbury Cathedral
Dean famed for championing social justice and bridging faith with modern concerns.
Siegfried Sassoon
1886–1967 (age 81)
Somerset
Joe Meek
1929–1967 (age 38)
Gloucestershire
Pioneering record producer whose sonic experiments expanded pop production.
Halszka Wasilewska
1899–1961 (age 62)
Staffordshire
Clare Kirchberger
1850–1960 (age 110)
Wolvercote Cemetery
Medievalist and translator who illuminated spiritual writings for modern readers.
Margaret Deneke
1882–1969 (age 87)
Wolvercote Cemetery
Joost de Blank
1908–1968 (age 60)
Westminster Abbey
Gary Hocking
1937–1962 (age 25)
Newport
Mai Jones
1899–1960 (age 61)
Newport
Eric D. Walrond
1898–1966 (age 68)
Abney Park Cemetery
Athenagoras
1884–1962 (age 78)
Hendon
Fiona Peters
1919–1961 (age 42)
Camden Town
Leonard Noel Sutton
1894–1965 (age 71)
Reading
Brian Epstein
1934–1967 (age 33)
Liverpool
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
1877–1963 (age 86)
Oxfordshire
Mary Bonham-Christie
1865–1961 (age 96)
Dorset
Marie Elisabeth Veronika Chambers-Bilibina
1874–1962 (age 88)
Oxfordshire
William Geddie
1877–1967 (age 90)
Edinburgh
Constantin Silvestri
1913–1969 (age 56)
Bournemouth
Dorothy Mary Middleton
1924–1961 (age 37)
Durham
William Reid Dick
1879–1961 (age 82)
St. Paul's Cathedral
Florence Jellicoe
1877–1964 (age 87)
St. Paul's Cathedral
Frederick Handley Page
1885–1962 (age 77)
Eastbourne
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
1889–1963 (age 74)
Guildford
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889-1963) was a distinguished British military commander from Richmond who was bu...
Ronald Steuart Menzies of Menzies
1884–1961 (age 77)
Moray
Adam Tiger
1883–1966 (age 83)
Hammersmith
Arthur Waley
1889–1966 (age 77)
Highgate Cemetery
Renowned translator who brought Chinese and Japanese classics into gentle English prose.
E. J. Ballantine
1887–1968 (age 81)
Highgate Cemetery
Pierson Dixon
1904–1965 (age 61)
Highgate Cemetery
Veteran diplomat who balanced British interests with steady international dialogue.
R. H. Tawney
1880–1962 (age 82)
Highgate Cemetery
Claudia Jones
1915–1964 (age 49)
Highgate Cemetery
Journalist-activist whose founding of the West Indian Gazette and community work inspired generations.
Desmond Buckle
1910–1964 (age 54)
Highgate Cemetery
John Cunningham
1885–1962 (age 77)
Highgate Cemetery
Military officer whose steady leadership supported soldiers through two world wars.
Evelyn Gillman
1884–1964 (age 80)
West Meon
Leslie Hutchinson
1900–1969 (age 69)
Highgate Cemetery
Charismatic singer whose velvet voice defined London's cabaret scene between the wars.
Oswald Lewis
1887–1966 (age 79)
Highgate Cemetery
William Foyle
1885–1963 (age 78)
Highgate Cemetery
Bookseller who turned Foyles into an inclusive literary home.
John Kilbride
1951–1963 (age 12)
Ashton-under-Lyne
Stanisław Szurlej
1878–1965 (age 87)
Highgate Cemetery
Lawyer trusted for his measured counsel and commitment to fairness.
Alwyn Williams
1888–1968 (age 80)
Winchester Cathedral
Walter Neurath
1903–1967 (age 64)
Highgate Cemetery
Visionary publisher whose Thames & Hudson made art and culture accessible to readers everywhere.
William Godfrey
1889–1963 (age 74)
Westminster Cathedral
George Ambrose Pinney
1887–1968 (age 81)
Beaminster
Community-minded figure whose steady presence supported life in Beaminster.
Peter Hastings-Bass
1920–1964 (age 44)
Beaulieu Abbey
Rowland Sperling
1874–1965 (age 91)
Beaulieu Abbey
Diplomat whose calm stewardship served Britain in changing times.
Francis Casement
1881–1967 (age 86)
Ballycastle
Evelyn Chapman
1888–1961 (age 73)
Highgate Cemetery
Her paintings still invite quiet companionship with the everyday.
Walter Neurath
1886–1962 (age 76)
Highgate Cemetery
Edith Jane Gertrude King-Hall
d. 1963
Highgate Cemetery
Edith Jane Gertrude King-Hall is remembered for steady kindness in Highgate's community life.