The Graveyard Detective

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Captain  Sir John William Alcock  [ 1892 – 1919] was a captain in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Forc. With navigator Lt Arthur Whitten B...

A very large tomb in Ince in Makerfield   Cemetery ,   Wigan . Only two family members are listed as being interred, here: William Gerard Wa...

When making my first visit to Chadderton Cemetery in Oldham, I came across this very ornate grave marker. It commemorates Thomas Palmer who ...

While looking through another box of   In Memoriam  Cards, I found a number of letters informing friends and relatives about a death. This i...

A very large In Memoriam Card for Brixham fisherman John Pillar who died in an horrific accident at sea. It proved an awful ordeal for his ...

When I came across this grave, I was so intrigued at the story recorded on the memorial. A real demonstration of a Father's love for his...