Photo : Brian Chandler
The family headstone reads:
The burial place
of
Henry Harle
and Sarah Annie Story
in loving memory of
Lilian Mary
their second daughter
who died December 4th, 1887
aged 7 years.
John Dixon, second son
who died June 10, 1919
aged 33 years.
who died March 18th, 1921
in his 71st year
also the above
who died August 16th, 1939
in her 86th year.
John was born in the second quarter of 1886 at Newcastle upon Tyne.
He formerly served as Sapper 230 with the Royal Engineers – Northumberland Division, enlisting on 14 April 1908 for a two years’ service.
At the time of his service he was employed as a draughtsman with Emley & Sons, Orchard Street, Newcastle and lived at 42 Hanley Terrace, Gosforth. John re-enlisted on 6 April 1916.
Acknowledgements: Ron Carson
John Dixon Story is remembered in Byker on B95.17, in Gosforth on G9.19 and in Newcastle on NUT070 and NUT126 page 34
