Byker and Heaton Cemetery
Byker and Heaton Cemetery
The headstone reads:
Here rest the remains of
William H. Burke, B.A.
Beloved only son of
W. and F. Burke
who died Decr. 7th 1916 aged 21 years
from wounds received in France.
"Ultra mortem est vita".
"Adieu jusqu' au revoir".
Also of William Father of the above
who died March 9th ?1929, aged ?75 years.R.I.P.
"Ultra mortem est vita" translates as "There is life beyond death"
"Adieu jusqu' au revoir" translates as "Goodbye until we meet again".
William H. Burke is remembered in Heaton on H91.44, in Jesmond in J1.04 and J1.19 pages 12-13, and in Newcastle on NUT063 and NUT263
