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Ryde Cemetery

Mr Alexander Hugh Dabell (Major)

Title: Mr
Forenames: Alexander Hugh
Surnames: Dabell
Date of Death: 03/04/1967
Burial Date: 06/04/1967
Age at Death Years: 80
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Major
Map Reference Number: RSHG 003 A2
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section A/Z Plot 20
Grave Description: Stone kerbs and corner posts with concrete top (with gravel and sedum), concrete plant top on top.

Grave Condition: Good
Grave Condition Description: Grass slightly overgrown.

Other Information: Have met a relative of Major Alexander Dabell today 22-09-07 who told me that Alex received the MC in WW1. (Maisie Kitching)

Old Website Grave ID: 1373

Inscription:

North Kerb

IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND ALEXANDER HUGH DABELL WHO DIED 3RD APRIL 1967 AGED 80 YEARS

South Kerb

ALSO OF HIS DEAR WIFE ROMA BESSIE SPENCER DABELL WHO DIED 14TH MAY 1988 AGED 92 YEARS

East Kerb

REUNITED

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
A & R Dabell (April 06)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: 1901 Census; Obituary.
''Entry from the 1901 census and the obituary from the IW County Press. Major DABELL a holder of the Military Cross.''

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