Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Craven
- Town
- Thornton-in-Craven
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71441
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Current location
St. Mary the Virgin Church
Church Road
Thornton-in-Craven
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD23 3TS
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 90156 48325
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Grey headstone in kerbed grave
- Inscription
- .../ALSO JOHN SIMPSON/KILLED IN ACTION 24TH AUGUST 1917/AGED 28 YEARS/...
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Simpson, John
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
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
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