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Hickie (Heckil) Francis Stanley of Witton Lane Aston

Vivienne14

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The funeral of the soldier.

Viv.

Source: British Newspaper Archive
 

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Was it usual to give military funerals with gun carriage etc?
Just wondered as notice says "heart failure" rather than wounds or similar.
 
how very sad and another very young life lost...st josephs church and church yard is still there...i walked around it a few years ago...i could be wrong but i think its a RC church

lyn
 
Yes Lyn - it is RC and one of a few with a graveyard. Sadly, I don't think it is in good repair.
Have relatives buried there.
 
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pjmburns said:
Yes Lyn - it is RC and one of a few with a graveyard. Sadly, I don't think it is in good repair. x
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ahh i thought it was jan and yes the last time i walked around it it was not in good repair at all...i wonder if this young soldier has a headstone...think i will try a walk around the graveyard soon and take a photo if there is one...these newspaper snippets viv is posting are excellent because for all we know members reading them could be rellies of these men who knew nothing about their war days

lyn
 
pjmburns said:
CWG site suggests there is a stone. I thought they were supposed to be looked after.
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jan the actually stone could be well looked after but it was the general up keep of the graveyard that was lacking...when i went it was covered in those stinging nettles and the ground was so uneven it was hard to walk upright at times...anyway i will try and get down there next week

lyn
 
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That is what I meant Lyn. I am not sure the church is used often - if at all.
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jan i think it was still being used a few years back but not sure now but looking at their web page i think it could still be open and looking at recent street view from what i can see it seems to look tidier than i remember it
 
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He was baptised at St Josephs in 1897. A little further information found on FMP: His death was registered as Stanley Hickie in March quarter 1916 at Gateshead, and there is a headstone.

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Also this snip says he died of pneumonia, which can lead to heart failure.
 
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