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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Workington
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 43671
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Current location
Salterbeck Cemetery
Salterbeck Road
Workington
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA14 5JG
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 98947 26356
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- ....ALSO/DVR WILLIAM G GORDON/RASC DEARLY LOVED SON OF/ABOVE DIED ON ACTIVE/SERVICE MARCH 26TH 1942/AGED 22 YEARS...
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Gordon, William
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 130mm, height 780mm, width 500mm
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CWGC Entry-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2116184/gordon,-william-gill/
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