Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Mendip
Town
Glastonbury
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
103587

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Description
Gravestone in the form of a white Celtic cross on a two-tier base which slopes inwards. On the base is a dedication to Captain Goodson in black lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ JAMES GOODSON,/ BORN JUNE 20TH 1849,/ DIED FEBY 21ST 1910./ PEACE PERFECT PEACE./ ALSO OF HAROLD WALTER GOODSON. MC./ CAPT. DORSET REGT SON OF THE ABOVE./ KILLED IN ACTION OCT. 18TH. 1918./ - CAMBRAI FRANCE./
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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