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Edward Hillman's gravestone in Romford cemetery, 1999.1
Edward Hillman's gravestone in Romford cemetery, 1999.1

The stone features a carved De Havilland Dragon Rapide, first used by Hillman Airways.  The inscription reads:

ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
EDWARD HENRY HILLMAN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
31ST DECEMBER 1934
AGED 45 YEARS.
A MEMORY THAT WILL NOT FADE,
A LOVE THAT CANNOT DIE.
IS WITH THEE IN THY REST
IN THE HOME BEYOND THE SKY.

ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE
ELIZA KATE HILLMAN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
23RD OCTOBER 1936,
AGED 46 YEARS.

1 Reproduced by kind permission of the photographer, Chris Stewart.

 

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