Photo: Brian Chandler
The family headstone reads:
In Loving Memory
of
A.B. John Grant R.N.R.
beloved son of
John & Eleanor Grant
of Newbiggin
who died at Haslar Hospital
Gosport
Sept. 9th 1918
aged 20 years and 11 months
Also the above
Eleanor Grant
who died Aug. 18th 1957
aged 79 years
Peace Perfect Peace
There is an inscription on the base of the headstone which is illegible.
Margaret Burgess has submitted the following:-
John was the son of John and Eleanor Grant, of 1 Weston House, Queen Street, Newbiggin by the Sea. He was serving on HMS Victory and died of Pneumonia at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar Gosport, Hampshire.
John Grant is remembered at Newbiggin by the Sea on N10.03, N10.06 and N10.14 and on our List of Ships’ crews