Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight - Shanklin Cemetery : Myles Lonsdall Formby

Location In Shanklin Cemetery, Shanklin, Isle of Wight Description Additional inscriptions on family grave marker. The stone set in the ground commemorates Brig-Gen P V P Stone, who is also named on these Rolls of Honour : Isle of Wight Old Contemptibles Association Memorial located at CHARM - Conflict, History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood (formerly the Isle of Wight Military Museum). Arreton Parish Roll of Honour Winifred Powys Formby (née Stone) and Percy Vere Powys Stone were the children of Percy Stone, who was the Architect of the County War Memorial at Carisbrooke Castle.
Headstone	Inscription I.M. WINIFRED POWYS THE BELOVED WIFE OF MYLES LONSDALL FORMBY CAPT. WILTSHIRE REGT. KILLED IN ACTION AT NEUVE CHAPELLE 26 OCTOBER 1914 BORN JUNE 11TH 1881 DIED JUNE 17TH 1915 RIP PASSED TO WHERE BEYOND THESE VOICES THERE IS PEACE ALSO OF PERCY GODDARD STONE, F.S.A. BORN MARCH 15TH, 1856 DIED MARCH 21ST, 1934 BRIG-GEN P V P STONE, CMG, DSO LATE NORFOLK REGT 29 SEPT 1883 +20 OCT 1959 Further Information : Son of Myles Lonsdall Formby (late 6th Dragoons), D.L., J.P. and Emily Formby, of Haydown, Goring-on-Thames. Born : 15 Dec 1874, Glynmath, Glamorganshire. Married : 29 Apr 1903, Winifred Powys Stone at Christ Church, Sandown, Isle of Wight. 2 children. Census Information : 1881 : Myles and Emily Formby, with their children including their son Myles aged 7, are at Cliff Villa, Wolborough, Devon. Myles Formby is decribed as Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace. 1891 : Myles and Emily Formby, with their children including their son Myles aged 17, are at Fairfield House, Torquay Road, Wolborough, Devon. Myles Formby is 'living on his own means'. 1901 : Myles and Emily Formby, with their children, but not their son Myles (presumed to be in South Africa), are at Vernon, Goring, Oxfordshire. Myles Formby is 'living on his own means'. 1911 : not found Service Information : Captain Myles Lonsdall Formby, 1st. Battn, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). See de Ruvigny's entry for biography Casualty Information : Died : 26 Oct 1914, aged 39. Commemorated at Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. CWGC record ... for Capt. Formby. Documents and Newspaper cuttings ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS Saturday 14 November 1914 Unfeigned regret will be felt at the death of Capt. Formby, of the Wiltshire Regiment, son-in-law of Mr Percy G. Stone, F.S.A., of Merston, who was killed in action on October 26th. The deceased officer was shot in the head and died in half an hour without regaining consciousness. Capt. Formby had displayed conspicuous gallantry, which, in the opinion of competent judges, would have merited official recognition had he been spared. He had collected stragglers, and for five hours had put up a brave stand against German odds. The deceased officer served in the Boer War and was in India with his regiment for some time. He leaves a widow and two children. From De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour National Probate Register 1915 His brother Richard William Formby (link to CWGC record), was also killed in the Great War. His sister-in-law's husband, Capt Arthur Hiliiard Williams Temple, was also killed in the Great War.

Page last updated : 23 October 2014 (added de Ruvigny entry for R W Formby)

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