Quote Originally Posted by mickcant View Post
A relative of mine was buried in a Church cemetery on the IOW, on 12 Sep 1940,
in 1965 the church asked permission to remove the headstone to make a garden area,
Someone said yes (I would not have)

within 5 years it was tarmac ked over as a car park, and the headstone "lost"

Mick.
What a terrible thing to have happened Mick.
It's a disgrace......didn't anyone inform you about the plans ?
I'd have been very upset and angry.