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 James Michael Birkin (Commodore)

Title: Mr
Forenames: James Michael
Surnames: Birkin
Date of Birth: 23/04/1912
Date of Death: 17/11/1985
Age at Death Years: 73
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Commodore
Map Reference Number: RSHG A03
Plot Number: Ashey Cemetery Section C Plot 403
Grave Description: Upright white stone with curved top
Old Website Grave ID: 12256

Inscription:

IN
MEMORY OF
AIR COMMODORE
JAMES MICHAEL BIRKIN
C.B. D.S.O. O.B.E. D.F.C. A.F.C.,
A.E., D.L.M.A.,
HIGH SHERRIF OF THE I.O.W.
1977 - 1978
BORN 23.IV.1912
DIED 17.XI.1985

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Carol Strong
J Birkin October 2014
Photographer: Carol Strong

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