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Albert Sowerby

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Albert Sowerby

Birth
Peel Forest, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
Death
7 May 1911 (aged 36)
Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial
Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
Grave 24, Block 9
Memorial ID
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4th of 15 children of Henry Sowerby & Sarah Jane Heim

Albert was accidentally shot in Dannevirke
Evening Post, 8 May 1911 . Gun Accident, Dannevirke
At the inquest on the body of Albert Sowerby, who was killed by a gunshot wound yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to any case.

He is buried with his parents and his 4 month old niece Myrtle Florence Sowerby, daughter of his brother Charles
4th of 15 children of Henry Sowerby & Sarah Jane Heim

Albert was accidentally shot in Dannevirke
Evening Post, 8 May 1911 . Gun Accident, Dannevirke
At the inquest on the body of Albert Sowerby, who was killed by a gunshot wound yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to any case.

He is buried with his parents and his 4 month old niece Myrtle Florence Sowerby, daughter of his brother Charles

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
ALBERT SOWERBY
Third Son of H. & S. J. Sowerby
Of Woodville
Who Was Accidentally Shot On
May 7 1911, Aged 37 Years
God's Finger Touched Him And He Slept

Gravesite Details

Funeral Director: E R Grinlinton



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  • Created by: pkg
  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39684648/albert-sowerby: accessed ), memorial page for Albert Sowerby (8 May 1874–7 May 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39684648, citing Old Gorge Cemetery, Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).