Hugh Carpenter (buried 1922)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Carpenter
First name: 
Hugh
Other Christian names: 
Richard Lant
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1090
Born: 
27/06/1913
Died: 
16/07/1922
Buried: 
18/07/1922
Occupation: 
Son of Hugh Forbes Carpenter
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
2
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Hugh Richard Lant Carpenter born 27th June 1913 died 16th July 1922 "Blessed are the pure in heart" Katherine Winifred daughter of B.W. & K.J.A. Girling died at Suez 10th July 1921. Hugh Forbes Carpenter who died at Gibraltar 28th March 1922

Life story

Life story

Hugh was born in Durban, Natal, the son of Hugh Forbes Carpenter and his wife Katherine Winifred. He was baptised at St Paul's Church, Durban on 20th August 1913. Hugh Snr worked for the Eastern Telegraph Cable Company as a clerk and telegraphist. He married Katherine Girling, a nurse, in Durban on 7th August 1912. The family lived in Dronfield Road, Durban where a second son Ian Forbes Carpenter was born in 1915. The family returned to England in 1919, arriving on 20th September. They sailed for Port Said, Egypt the following year, arriving on 28th May. Sadly Katherine died in Suez on 10th July 1921. Hugh Snr brought the boys back to England in August and left them with his parents in Oxford. He sailed for Gibraltar on 14th October 1921 and died there on 28th March 1922. The boys went to live with Katherine's parents Brough and Katharine Girling at 27 Winchester Road, Worthing. Hugh became ill with meningitis and died at "Caer Gwent" Nursing Home in Wykeham Road on 16 July 1922. His parents are remembered on his tombstone at Heene. Hugh's grandparents are also buried at Heene. Katharine died in 1926 and Brough in 1929.

Hugh's younger brother Ian joined the Army and served with distinction in Burma. He was awarded the Military cross in 1945. He died in 2001.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
27/06/1913

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
16/07/1922
Age (at time of death): 
9
Cause of death: 
Pneumococal meningitis. heart failure.
Address at time of death: 
Caer Gwent nursing home, Wykeham Road, Worthing, Sussex, England