Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Peterborough
Town
Morborne
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69704

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Current location

Approaching the front entrance of the Church
the stone is on the right side of the path.
18
All Saints Church
The Green
Morborne
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE7 3TG
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 13911 91517
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular headstone. A roundel containing the carved emblem of the Lincolnshire Regiment is at top-centre of the stone, followed by the carved inscription.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ L/CPL ARTHUR RAY/ 2ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGT./ KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY/ APRIL 5TH 1945/ AGED 21 YEARS./ HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS./ R.I.P./ ERECTED BY HIS FATHER, FAMILY/ AND THE VILLAGERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ray, Arthur
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Name, rank and regiment, date and place of death, age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: depth 180mm, height 770mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,public
Details: Erected by his father, family and the villagers.
Reference
  • According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Lance Corporal Arthur Ray is buried in grave 12. K .21 at Rheinberg War Cemetery in Germany

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