Burial of Alfred NIBLETT died 1976 (General)

by nigeldownunder , Australia, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 07:31 (3851 days ago) @ unknown

Hi there Anthea - this reply is a bit late, and you may already have the answers you're looking for.
"Uncle Fred" was my step-grandfather. He was/had been a keen member of the choir at Christchurch in Berry Hill, and I've every reason to believe he was buried there, but I've been unable to find any headstone. That however is not uncommon. My grandmother, Fred's second wife Daisy Maud Niblett/Lee nee Adams was buried there in 1969 (I was a pall-bearer) and she also has no headstone. My cousins in the Forest also believe he was buried at Christchurch.
Uncle Fred had a very interesting past. He was reported killed in action in WW1 by machine-gun fire, but was later found alive and repatriated. My cousin still has a hand-written letter from King George welcoming him home.
Daisy's funeral was the subject of a detailed report in the local Newspaper (I have the clipping from my Mother's scrapbooks), so I'm sure Fred's would also have been reported. I'm pretty sure the newspaper archives are held in Cinderford at the offices of the "Forester". I'm not aware of any scanned archives.