Find A Grave - Isle of Wight

Battenberg, Louis b. May 24, 1854 d. September 11, 1921
British Royalty. Grandfather of Great Britain's Prince Philip. Born in Austria, Prince Louis became a naturalized British citizen upon his entry into the Royal Navy in 1868. He served as Director of Naval Intelligence (1902) & later as Rear Admiral, vice admiral, Commander of part of the Home Fleet (1910), Second Sea Lord--Chief of Naval Personnel (1911) & First Sea Lord (1912). At the order of Winston Churchill, Prince Louis retained the fleet's reserve ships at full readiness after the test...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Beatrice of Battenberg b. April 14, 1857 d. October 26, 1944
English Royalty. The youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, she was only 4 when her father died. Called "Baby," she was doted upon by her grief-stricken mother, and served as Victoria's companion and secretary. Victoria saw no reason for Beatrice to marry, preferring her to remain at her side. But Beatrice fell in love with Prince Henry of Battenberg, the handsomest prince in Europe. Victoria gave them permission to marry on the condition that the couple make their home with her...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Plot: Battenberg Chapel
Browne, Henry George Gore b. September 20, 1830 d. November 15, 1912
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Newtown, Ireland, he served as a Captain in the 32nd Regiment of Foot, British Army. On August 21, 1857, during the Siege of the Lucknow Residency India, Captain Browne led a Sortie for the purpose of spiking two heavy guns, which were doing considerable damage. It appears from the statements of the non-commissioned officers and men who accompanied Captain Browne accompanied by officers and men, was the first person who entered the battery, which...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Brook, Isle of Wight, England
Browne, Samuel James b. October 3, 1824 d. March 14, 1901
ndian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Barrackpore, India, he served as a Captain in command of the 2nd Punjab Cavalry, British Indian Army. In an engagement with the rebel forces under Khan Allie Khan, on August 31, 1858, Captain Browne advancing upon the enemy's position at day break. Reaching a nine-pound cannon that was protecting one of the approaches to the enemy's position, he attacked. He prevented the gun from re-loading and firing upon his following infantry. In doing so he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ryde Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Fox, Uffa b. January 15, 1898 d. October 26, 1972
Naval architect and yachtsman. Designed the airborne lifeboat, which saved many lives in the Second World War (and is depicted on his tombstone). Often sailed at Cowes with Prince Phillip and Prince Charles.
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Henry Prince of Battenberg b. October 5, 1858 d. January 20, 1896
English Royalty. He was married to Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Plot: Battenburg Chapel
Marsh, Reginald b. September 17, 1926 d. February 9, 2001
British Actor. He was born in London, England and died in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. Film and television credits include "Crossroads," "Terry and June," "George and Mildred," "The Good Life," "QB VII," "Emmerdale Farm," "Young Winston," "Berserk!," "Coronation Street," "The Day the Earth Caught Fire," "Boon," "Bergerac,""Home to Roost," "Minder," "The Duchess of Duke Street," "Bless This House," "Z Cars," "The Saint," "Dixon of Dock Green," "The Avengers."Reginald died at his home in Ryde...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Ryde Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Mountbatten, David Michael b. May 12, 1919 d. April 14, 1970
The third Marquess of Milford Haven. Son of George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, the second Marquess of Milford Haven and Nadaja Mikhailonva Romanov, Countess of Torbay. He was born at Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. On 4 February 1950 he married Romaine Dahlgreen Pierce Simpson in Washington, D. C. USA. They divorced at Mexico in 1954. His second marriage was to Janet Mercedes Bryce on 17 November 1960 at St Andrew's Church, Frognal, London, England. Their Children are: George Ivar...[Read More] (Bio by: Dianne)
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Plantagenet, Cecilia b. March 20, 1469 d. August 24, 1507
English Royalty. Born at Westminster Palace, the third daughter of Edward IV, King of England and Elizabeth Woodville. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter in 1480. She married John de Welles, 1st Viscount Welles in late 1487. With him she had two daughters. Widowed, she married Thomas Kyme sometime between May 1502 and January 1504 and with him had two children. She died at age 38 at Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight. (Bio by: Iola)
Quarr Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Princess Elizabeth b. December 29, 1635 d. September 8, 1650
British Royalty. Born Elizabeth Stuart at St. James's Palace, London, the daughter of Charles I, King of Great Britain and Henriette Marie de Bourbon Princesse de France. As an infant, there was talk of betrothing her to William II of Orange, eventually it was her sister Mary who would marry the prince. When she was seven, the outbreak of the Civil War saw her placed in Parliament's care along with her brother, Charles. When Parliament moved to dismiss the children's royal household, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
St Thomas Church, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Plot: small vault near the communion table
Rickard, William Thomas b. February 10, 1828 d. February 21, 1905
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient.
Ryde Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Stacpoole, Henry De Vere b. April 9, 1863 d. April 12, 1951
Novelist. After qualifying as a doctor he sailed the world as a ship's physician. He was a prolific author, but achieved little financial success until his novel "The Blue Lagoon" (1908) proved immediately popular. It went through 23 editions through 1920 and was later made into a film. (Bio by: julia&keld)
St Boniface Bonchurch Churchyard, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, England
Swinburne, Algernon Charles b. April 15, 1837 d. April 10, 1909
British poet. Born in Chester Street, near Grosvenor Place in London, the eldest child of Admiral Charles Henry Swinburne (1797-1877) and his wife, Lady Jane Henrietta Ashburnham, Swinburne was such a sickly child that he was not expected to live for more than an hour. Although he did survive, he was always nervous and slight; but, alhough he had no interest in organised games,he excelled in climbing and swimming. His parents were High Church, and he was brought up as a "quasi-Catholic" on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Boniface Bonchurch Churchyard, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, England
Tombs, Henry b. November 10, 1825 d. August 2, 1874
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient.
Carisbrooke Cemetery, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England
Victoria of Hesse b. April 5, 1863 d. September 24, 1950
British nobility, Marchioness of Milford-Haven. Born Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilda Marie of Hesse, she was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV of Hesse and Princess Alice of Great Britain, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married Ludwig Alexander of Battenburg on April 30, 1884. In 1917, when the British royals dropped all Germanic titles, her husband became Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford-Haven. They had four children, and are the...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St. Mildreds Churchyard, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
Young, Graham Frederick b. September 7, 1947 d. August 1, 1990
Criminal. He was known as the St. Albans' Poisoner. He was convicted of murdering his stepmother, Molly Young, and sent to the Broadmoor Institution where he was released in 1971. He went to work in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England for a company where he poisoned colleauges Fred Biggs and Bob Engle. He would be later convicted of their murders and sent to Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wright for his life sentence. (Bio by: Genet)
Parkhurst Prison Cemetery, Newport, Isle of Wight, England

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