Edward William PAYN
Forename(s): Edward William
Surname: PAYN
Date of birth: 1881 (approx., calculated)
Date of death: 2 Sep 1918
Age at death: 37 years
IWCP - 28 September 1918 - The Island and the War - NEWPORT - Pte. E. W. Payn, London Regiment, son of Mr. E. H. F. Payn, is reported missing in France since Sept. 2, after having been on the Western front for over two years. He was formerly a prominent member of the I.W. Cycling and Newport Rowing Clubs.
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Also on this marker:
Newport Cemetery
Image by: Tony Barton
Inscription
INLOVING MEMORY OF
EDWARD H F PAYN
WHO PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 6TH 1923
IN HIS 91ST YEAR.
AT EVENING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT.
ALSO OF
BLANCHE EMILY, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 30TH 1936
IN HER 78TH YEAR.
"IN QUIETNESS AND CONFIDENCE SHALL BE YOUR STRENGTH."
Bottom kerb:
ALSO OF EDWARD W. PAYN
REPORTED MISSING IN FRANCE SEPT. 2ND. 1918.
Transcription by: Tony Barton & Kate MacDonell