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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St. Johns Cemetery

Mr John Frank (Jack) Horsford (Air Mechanic R.A.F.)

Title: Mr
Forenames: John Frank (Jack)
Surnames: Horsford
Date of Birth: 09/03/1907
Date of Death: 08/12/1927
Age at Death Years: 20
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Air Mechanic R.A.F.
Map Reference Number: RSHG SJ001
Plot Number: St John's Cemetery Plot 1 Row 2 Grave 4
Grave Description: Gothic top headstone with concave shoulders, rounded shoulders. Engraved floral motif, engraved lettering.
Grave Condition: Fair
Grave Condition Description: Lettering is feint, difficult to read.
Old Website Grave ID: 15146

Inscription:

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE FREDERICK
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ETHEL HORSFORD
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 22ND 1922
AGED 43 YEARS
THY WILL BE DONE

ALSO OF JOHN FRANK
(JACK)
ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT
ON THE 8TH DECEMBER 1927
AGED 20 YEARS
BELOVED BY ALL

Photographs:

David Marshall
J & G Horsford April 2014
Photographer: David Marshall
Colin Hunt
J & G Horsford April 2019
Photographer: Colin Hunt

Related Documents:

PDF file: Birth; Baptism; Census; Attestation.
PDF file: Funeral; Inquest.

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