They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

LEST WE FORGET

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Details for Ernest Sharples

Warrant Number:	7748
Surname:	Sharples
Forenames:	Ernest
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	72
Denomination:	Methodist
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	Unknown
Date of Burial:	06 March 1955 (Sunday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	22
Plot #:	382
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	In loving memory of ERNEST, beloved husband of Amelia SHARPLES, 1882-1955; nearer still nearer; and his beloved wife, AMELIA, 1887-1965. R.I.P. close to thy heart.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Sharples	Amelia Margaret Victoria	Burial	Adult	77	Unknown	04/10/1965