Henry James BIRD
Forename(s): Henry James
Surname: BIRD
PensionerDate of birth: 1847 (approx., calculated)
Date of death: 22 Jan 1915
Date of burial: 26 Jan 1915
Ceremony by: Rev S Busher
Age at death: 68 years
Address: 14 Hunnyhill, Newport
Section: D - Cemetery map
Plot No: 1932 Section map of plots
Burial Register entry: Carisbrooke 7237
Also on this marker:
Also in this plot:
Carisbrooke Cemetery
Image by: Tony Barton
Inscription
InLoving Memory of
HENRY JAMES BIRD,
ARMY SCHOOL MASTER 1871 - 1903,
WHO DIED 22ND JANUARY 1915.
AGED 68
ALSO OF
ROLAND ALLEN,
YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE
SERGEANT 1ST HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN BELGIUM
21ST MARCH 1915,
AGED 21.
GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR
HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS.
ALSO OF REBECCA BIRD,
WHO DIED 13TH JUNE, 1936.
AGED 79 YEARS.
Separate plaque:
IN MEMORY OF
CECIL ARTHUR
LCL. CPL. 2ND BTN. HANTS REGT.
3RD SON OF THE ABOVE
MISSING PRESUMED KILLED
IN ACTION IN FRANCE
30TH NOVEMBER 1917
AGED 26
THY WILL BE DONE
Transcription by: Tony Barton