Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Standish
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 88535
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Current location
G.15.530
St Wilfrid's Churchyard
Market Street
Standish
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN6 0XA
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 56372 10246
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A sandstone headstone with a stilted arch and protruding shoulders. There is a forget-me-not carved in a roundel in the centre of the arch. The inscription is incised.
- Inscription
- ... / Also Pte. William Pitts,/ Grand-son of the above/ Killed in France Sept 27th 1916,/ Aged 25 years/ ....
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Pitts, William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, family relationship, manner, country, date of death, age
Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, family relationship, manner, country, date of death, age
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- 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 - Responsibility
- The Parochial Church Council
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