Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Copeland
Town
Cleator
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72849

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Current location

Gravestone J19-see attached plan for exact location
St Leonard's Church
Cleator
Copeland
Cumbria
CA13 3DB
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 01432 13461
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
Sacred/to the memory of/FREDERICK ATKINSON/OF BALLYDRINE, CLEATOR MOOR/WHO DIED OCT 24TH 1927/AGED 64 YEARS/ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MARCH 19TH 1939/AGED 75 YEARS/CAPT FRED ATKINSON/BA, MC/SON OF THE ABOVE/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/SEP 3OTH 1918/AGED 24 YEARS/IVY BELL/DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1900/AGED 13 MONTHS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, Fred
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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, rank, decorations, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
The gravestone is under a tall tree, and is vegetation stained
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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