The one of the last generation of Gladdis's to be born in the Cemetery Lodge
My grandfather Alfred Thomas (Tom) Gladdis (boat builder) and great uncle
John Henry
(Jack) Gladdis (shipwright) grave
5985
worked in Marvin's Minerva yard during the inter war years maintaining the Kings yacht Britannia, in the winter of 1925/26 Tom and Jack replaced the top-side planking as part of the recomendations from Mr William Fife to Marvin's to enhance her light weather ability's this being just one of many jobs that they were entrusted with to work on Britannia, then in the second world war they went and joined their younger brother
James Robert
(Bob) Gladdis (ships plumber) grave
5948,
In J. Samuel White's ship yard as retained trade's men for the war effort.
Tim Gladdis Webmaster.
