Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
North East Lincolnshire
Town
Cleethorpes
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91414

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Current location

Cleethorpes Cemetery
Beacon Road
Cleethorpes
North East Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
N35 7AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TA299081
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Scroll type headstone stand on two stepped base and concrete foundation
Inscription
Due to the loss of the lead lettering and growth of litchen , this stone is nearly impossible to read, with the aid of an earlier transcription it is thought it reads as follows: In Loving Memory Of / Our Dear Mother / Lavinia Twidale / Died Feb 24 1916. Age 67 / Line Unreadable / And / Corporal James Booth / Son – In - Law. / Killed In Action Dec. 30th, 1917 / Interred At Ribecourt Road / British Cemetery, France M[unreadable] / Also Of Pattie / Beloved Wife Of The Above / Died 6th May 1936. Aged 52 Years / At Rest.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Booth, James
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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