Bilston Cemetery Chapel (formerly Staffordshire)

[Sunny Summers]

This is my first post on a forum, so please bear with.

My hero ancestor Harry Park Temple is buried in an unmarked grave in Bilston Cemetery since 1929. I have found his plot and would now love to know if anyone has a photograph of the little chapel in the cemetery that was pulled down around 1950's.
Help most appreciated.

[maddys52]

Hello Sunny Summers and welcome to RootsChat.

Is this the chapel? Perhaps contacting the facebook page owner may provide a better copy of the photo, or where it came from?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sec/

[maddys52]

Better photo here on a postcard:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bilston-cemetery-chapel-wolverhampton-633568592

[Sunny Summers]

Many thanks for your prompt reply with the photo and links.

[CaroleW]

Welcome to Rootschat

He was born 1901 & was only 27 when he died.  Does not appear to have married.  I have just read the report of his death on the tree on Ancestry.  How sad when you read what he did yet he has an unmarked grave.

[Sunny Summers]

Hi Carol and thank you for the welcome. I'm still finding my way around!
Harry Park Temple was my gran's cousin.
You can read all about what happened here -  https://www.expressandstar.com/news/Features/2023/06/17/hero-harry-to-finally-get-a-headstone-after-94-years/
This was posted 17th June. Unfortunatlely it contains a lot of typos and some errors.
The funeral was on the 26th Jan not 28th
Harry's last ship was the Repulse - not the Repose.
Hope you find it of interest.
I will post details of the memorial service nearer the date next year.

[CaroleW]

Thank you for posting that article.  What a turnout for his funeral.   It is wonderful that his grave will finally have a headstone & he gets the recognition he deserves

[Sunny Summers]

Thank you.
Everyone has been so kind and helpful, especially the Wilkinsons.
I hope the memorial service next year will do him proud.

[maddys52]

Thanks from me too for posting the  article, I did look up some newspaper reports of the time, very sad reading. Pleased to hear a headstone and memorial are being organised all these years later.