Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
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Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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Ashey Cemetery

Mr Derek James Bryan Whitehead (Wing Commander)

Title: Mr
Forenames: Derek James Bryan
Surnames: Whitehead
Date of Birth: 01/01/1924
Date of Death: 06/03/2010
Burial Date: 16/03/2010
Age at Death Years: 85
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Wing Commander
Map Reference Number: RSHG A05
Plot Number: Ashey Cemetery Section E Plot 656
Grave Description: White stone cross surmounted on 3 tiers on tablet covering grave, black lettering.
Grave Condition: Good
Other Information: Added death & burial dates and age, source: Registrars, Newspaper and Bereavement Services records
Old Website Grave ID: 13215

Inscription:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH WHITEHEAD WRAF
1926 - 1998

WING COMMANDER
DEREK JAMES BRYAN WHITEHEAD AFC RAF
1924 - 2010

WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE DAYS
OF GOLDEN DAWN AND SUNSET'S RAYS
ACCEPT OUR PRAISE O LORD WE PRAY
AND GUIDE US ON YOUR CHOSEN WAY.
BE WITH US, FATHER, AS WE RISE
TO BRAVE THE CHALLENGE OF THE SKIES.

DEEPLY MISSED...

Photographs:

Carol Strong
E & D Whitehead March 2012
Photographer: Carol Strong
Margaret Truckel
Whitehead June 2018
Photographer: Margaret Truckel
Margaret Truckel
Whitehead June 2018
Photographer: Margaret Truckel
Rob Cain
E & D Whitehead June 2018
Photographer: Rob Cain

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