Eve "St Nicholas-in-castro" is not the chapel at Mount Joy cemetery ("in castro" is Latin for "in the castle" I think if I remember my schoolboy Latin correctly). This is the Chapel within the Castle walls (see pictures at http://www.carisbrooke.shalfleet.net/carisbrooke_castle2.htm.) Mount Joy Cemetery is about a mile away and is a municipal cemetery. Not 100% sure but I think "RFN" means Rifleman. Jon Baker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eve Ward Sent: 29 April 2008 17:48 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] Mount Joy Carisbrooke Cemetery Hello Listers, My brother told me that the Chapel in Mount Joy is called The Chapel of St.Nicholas in Castro, and that it was redecorated in 1929 as the Island War Memorial. Can anyone tell me what the letters RFN before the names mean? We are interested particularly in the names C.STARK, E.F. STARK, J. STARK. Thanks, Eve ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Eve and Jon When I read your original message (Eve) it didn't ring any bells, but Jon's suggestion that this is the chapel within the Castle reminded me that when we visited a few years ago, the chapel is indeed a war memorial. I seem to remember that it is quite colourful, with the names of casualties painted on panels all around the walls. We managed to find some of my RANNs. The castle isn't far from the cemetery - they are on adjacent hills and you can look across from one to the other, with Whitcombe Road in the valley between. If you put these coordinates into Google maps with satellite view it may help ... Carisbrooke Castle chapel - 50°41'14.55"N 1°18'50.72"W Chapel at Mount Joy cemetery - 50°41'21.78"N 1°18'24.50"W You can use the same cords inn Google Earth and then you'll see quite a few photos linked to the area too. Kate -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Baker Sent: 30 April 2008 20:25 To: 'Eve Ward'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [IoW] Mount Joy Carisbrooke Cemetery Eve "St Nicholas-in-castro" is not the chapel at Mount Joy cemetery ("in castro" is Latin for "in the castle" I think if I remember my schoolboy Latin correctly). This is the Chapel within the Castle walls (see pictures at http://www.carisbrooke.shalfleet.net/carisbrooke_castle2.htm.) Mount Joy Cemetery is about a mile away and is a municipal cemetery. Not 100% sure but I think "RFN" means Rifleman. Jon Baker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eve Ward Sent: 29 April 2008 17:48 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] Mount Joy Carisbrooke Cemetery Hello Listers, My brother told me that the Chapel in Mount Joy is called The Chapel of St.Nicholas in Castro, and that it was redecorated in 1929 as the Island War Memorial. Can anyone tell me what the letters RFN before the names mean? We are interested particularly in the names C.STARK, E.F. STARK, J. STARK. Thanks, Eve ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message