SQUIBB, Ernest George

Credit: Gary Newman

Leading Cook
HMS Victory
Royal Navy

Ernest was born on the 31st of July 1898 in Ryde to  Elizabeth SQUIBB. He was married twice, his second wife was Evelyn Ivy MEW, who he married in 1940 at Newport Registry Office. They live at 14 Trafalgar Road in Newport.

Ernest died on the 27th of April 1946, aged 47, in Newport from an unknown cause.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Carisbrooke Cemetery

Location

Carisbrooke Cemetery, often referred to as 'Mount Joy' Cemetery is located on Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke PO30 1DW.  The cemetery was established in 1858 on land purchased by the Carisbrooke & Gatcombe Burial Board, because St. Mary's Churchyard in Carisbrooke was becoming full. The cemetery is now managed by the Bereavement Services Department of the Isle of Wight Council.
The cemetery contains 32 War Graves from the 1st & 2nd World Wars.