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I am trying to locate my gt grandfathers grave, i have a D.o.D, and my late aunt says that he has a headstone, i've searched the local churches where he could be buried but i have found nothing so far.

Frederick Brooker d 1949 aged 74 Brightwell-cum-sotwell.

More likely for that date of death he would be in a municipal cemetery or could have been cremated
Try the Parks and Cemeteries dept of the local council giving them the details from the death cert

Try this link http://tiny.cc/p62cpx

It takes you to the South Oxfordshire Council, Parks and Cemeteries.

Contact details from that page

Parks
[email protected]
01235 540544
South Oxfordshire District Council
Corporate Strategy (Parks)
Benson Lane
Crowmarsh Gifford
OX10 8ED

He may be buried at Wallingford Cy but find-a-graves listing is very far from complete.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2403024

ive just found find a grave web site but it gave no help.
what about the local Family history centre?

In the great scheme of things, not that many burials are on-line. You'd be better off contacting the Parks and Cemeteries dept.

As Rollo has indicated, assuming your rellie is buried in a council cem, Wallingford is the most likely.

On the basis that there was a headstone, do note the wording under both Memorials and New Graves (DET's link) Whilst they are the current regulations, it is likely that they have existed for quite a while. Thus A) the headstone might have been removed, and B) the rights may have reverted to the local council.

Related topic:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1346225

i took a look on deceased on line and no matching date for the Frederick you are looking for.
but posted the like for you to take a look at there web site

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

I have been trying to locate where my grandmother is buried but without success so far. The FHS groups I have contacted seem to require a payment in excess of £30 an hour for research and I am struggling to get replies from some Parks and Cemeteries depts so good luck in your search.

Richard

Much of the current South Oxfordshire was originally part of Berkshire. Berkshire FHS has a fiche for the Wallingford Monumental Inscriptions up to 1989.

Take a look at this list from the Berkshire Record Office - you want Brightwell St Agatha: http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/family-history/parish-register-guide/?page=2#results

thx