Location
In St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Brading, Isle of Wight Description Additional inscription on family headstone. |
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Headstone
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Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES SHEATH BORN NOVEMBER 11TH 1866 DIED JUNE 28TH 1937 "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK" ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE ELLEN BORN MAY 13TH 1871 DIED MAY 20TH 1959 "REUNITED" IN LOVING MEMORY OF JACK DEARLY LOVED SON OF ELLEN & CHARLES SHEATH BORN AT ADGESTONE MAY 25TH 1895 LOST HIS LIFE ON H.M.S. QUEEN MARY MAY 31ST 1916 [further inscription unclear] IN LOVING MEMORY OF NELLIE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF CHARLES & ELLEN SHEATH BORN [...] DIED [...] Further Information CWGC record ... Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight County Press
2 Jun 1917 IN MEMORIAM In fond remembrance of our dear brothers, Jack Sheath and Tom Boynton, who lost their lives on H.M.S. Queen Mary May 31st, 1916 - From Floss and Char.[1] They have gone to their last commission, To that beautiful ship called Rest, And now they are gently sleeping, Safe on their Saviour's breast. [1] Floss is Florence Elizabeth Boynton, elder sister of Tom Boynton, and Char is her husband, Charles Henry Sheath. His brother was Robert John Sheath, known as John or Jack. |