Silent Sunday Cemetery Scapes ~ Newmarket Cemetery

Ashes Scattered on Newmarket Racecourse

In Ever Long Memory

of

William Fleming Carnaby

Squadron Leader R.A.F

Killed on Active Service

Feb 5th 1943

Aged 28 Years

And his Devoted Wife

Mary ~ Nee Sadler

Beloved Mother of Susan & Bill

who died on 18th Oct. 2006

Aged 93 Years

Whose Ashes are Scattered 

on Newmarket Racecourse

Hemingway,Howitt, Marshall JE, Townsend (kneeling with dog Kim) and Carnaby leaning on propeller scoreboard.

William Fleming Carnaby was born on 21st November 1914 at Dulwich, London, he attended Christ's College, Cambridge where he read Economics and Law. 

He learned to fly with the University Air Squadron at Duxford. 

After University, Carnaby went to London and studied to become a Chartered Surveyor with a view to joining his father's firm, Marten and Carnaby.

In late 1935 he joined 601 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force at Hendon and was commissioned in January 1936. Carnaby relinquished this commission on 1st March 1938 for a four-year commission in the Auxiliary Air Force Reserve of Officers. 
On the 31st August 1939 he was called to full-time service and was posted to 264 Squadron, operating Defiants from Duxford. On 7th June Carnaby was flying Defiant which had been damaged over Dunkirk on 29th May. The damage had not been fully repaired and the aircraft went out of control. Carnaby and his gunner, Pilot Officer CC Ellery, were able to bale out but Ellery was seriously injured.

On 28th August Carnaby returned to base with his Defiant severely damaged by return fire from a He111 engaged over Dover. In September he joined 85 Squadron at Castle Camps as it went over to night-fighting.
On 5th February 1943 Carnaby was killed when his  Mosquito of 25 squadron broke up in the air and crashed near Church Fenton. Flying Officer JH Lennox~Kemp was also killed.

Champion Flat Racing Jockey

This is the grave of

Elnathan ~ Nat ~ Flatman

1810 ~ 1860

A famous jockey who was known

to be honest, sober, discreet and plain living.

He started as a 15 year old apprentice in

William Cooper's yard. His riding

career began in 1829 and ended in 1859.

He headed the list of top jockeys for

seven consecutive years 1846 to 1852. During

his career he won the 1000 Guineas three times,

the 2000 Guineas three times,

the St.Leger three times, and the Derby once.

Nat Flatman riding Preserve 1835 Painted by John Frederick Herring Jnr.

With the Horse Racing town of Newmarket just half an hour away, I decided to visit the Churchyard of All Saints and the Cemetery there.
So it only seems fitting that my first post from this town should be that of a Champion Jockey.
Elnathan 'Nat' Flatman b. 1810 ~ d.1860 was a British Champion Flat Racing Jockey who began his career as an apprentice at the age of fifteen. By 1840 he was dominating British Racing by winning the Champion Jockey title thirteen years in a row.
During his thirty four year career, he won many important races in England including ten Classics.
In France he was often listed as Edward Flatman and he competed in several major races there. He had three wins in the most prestigious race in France, the Prix du Jockey Club and two wins for filly's in the Prix de Diane.
Nat Flatman retired from racing in 1859 and died the following year and is buried in the Churchyard of All Saints Church.

During his career, Flatman had his portrait painted several times by Artists such as the Equine artist Harry Hall and John Frederick Snr. After his death the town named a Street in Nat Flatman's honour.  

Nat Flatman Street, Newmarket, Suffolk