Arthur Henri Poole - William Robert Caldbeck RIP

Nothing as exciting or as lively as Dad and Sean Lemass in this shot from Mr. Poole. A gravestone of William Robert Caldbeck who died in early middle age in a well kept grave somewhere. Who was William and where was he buried?..With thanks to sharon.corbet ( /photos/scorbet/ ) , mcginley2012 ( /photos/72163146@N08/ ) , and Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) we have answers to the key questions here. On the "where", it is confirmed that William Robert Caldbeck's gravestone is in Guilcagh Cemetery, about 2 miles south of Portlaw. On the "who", William himself was postmaster and shopkeeper in Portlaw, County Waterford, and was clearly much loved by his friends in the area - as they erected a fountain in his memory and which still stands in the town ( https://memorialdrinkingfountains.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/caldbeck-memorial-fountain/ ) . On the "when", as the grave and gravestone look especially fresh, it seems likely that this dates from quite early in the proposed catalogue range.......Photographer: A. H. Poole..Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=A.H.+Poole&type=Author&sort=title&view=grid ) ..Date: Catalogue range c.1901-1954. Likely early in range...NLI Ref: POOLEWP 0579 ( vtls000590505 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )