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Location
In Arreton St George's Churchyard, Arreton, Isle of Wight Description A modern memorial headstone, erected in about 2016/7, in memory to a veteran of the Peninsular Wars, and the Battle of Waterloo, whose grave had previously been unmarked. |
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Headstone
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Inscription
In Memory of WILLIAM REED Born 1791 In the Parish of Arreton Died 1880 Aged 89 He served in the Royal Artillery in the Peninsular War 1812-1814 and at the Battle of Waterloo 1815 Further Information A William Reed and his wife Mary appear in Census returns at Little Birchmoor, Arreton, as an Agricultural Labourer; it is presumed that this is the same person. Acknowledgments Thanks to Antony Barton for the image of the memorial stone. ----------------------------------- Page last updated : 17 May 2017 - added to website |