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This family grave includes an interesting tablet about an early racing cyclist
"This memorial stone is erected by the cyclists of England
in token of the sincere respect
and esteem in
which he was held by wheelmen
the world over.
He was ever a fair and honourable rider
and sportsman and his lamented death cut
off in its prime one of the brightest and
most genial spirits of cycledom.
He fell on the racing path at Aston on
Easter Monday 1897 and succumbed to
his injuries at the General Hospital
Birmingham April 21, 1897 aged 24 years."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Harris
www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://uk.geocities.com/wel...
DSCF0184
This family grave includes an interesting tablet about an early racing cyclist
"This memorial stone is erected by the cyclists of England
in token of the sincere respect
and esteem in
which he was held by wheelmen
the world over.
He was ever a fair and honourable rider
and sportsman and his lamented death cut
off in its prime one of the brightest and
most genial spirits of cycledom.
He fell on the racing path at Aston on
Easter Monday 1897 and succumbed to
his injuries at the General Hospital
Birmingham April 21, 1897 aged 24 years."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Harris
www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://uk.geocities.com/wel...