William Gilbert WHITTINGTON
Forename(s): William Gilbert
Surname: WHITTINGTON
Engineer/FitterDate of birth: 1890 (approx., calculated)
Date of death: 27 Jun 1943
Date of burial: 1 Jul 1943
Ceremony by: Rev H Jackson
Age at death: 53 years
Address: 15 Albany Road,Newport
Section: H Unconsecrated - Cemetery map
Plot No: 91 Section map of plotsBurial Register entry: Newport 4685
Isle of Wight County Press - 10 July 1943 - NEWPORT - The Funeral - took place in the Victoria Methodist Church on Thursday week of Mr. William Gilbert Whittington, of 15 Albany-road. The mourners were Mrs. E. Whittington (widow), Mrs. C. Whittington (mother), Mr. G. Whittington (brother), Messrs. W., C., T., and H. Sprake (brothers-in-law), Mr. A. Cooper, Mrs. I. Sprake, the Misses J. and E. Cox, Mr. E. Sprake, Mrs. Cook, Mr. V. Attrill, Mesdames Jones, Saunders, and Rugg, and Dr. Linford. The interment was in Newport Cemetery. Mr. Whittington had been a popular member of the staff of Messrs. Smith and Whitehead, Ltd., whom he had served for 25 years and he will be greatly missed by the firm and their clients. Members of the staff attended the funeral
Newport Cemetery
Image by: Tony Barton
Inscription
INLOVING MEMORY
OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
WILLIAM
GILBERT WHITTINGTON,
DIED JUNE 27TH 1943
stone flower holder (East face) - GIL.
Transcription by: Kate MacDonell