Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Breckland
Town
Thetford
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
103980

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Description
Broken Calvary Cross on family grave with one name in addition to that remembered.
Inscription
HOWARD WEST THOMPSON / ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ WHO DIED AT THETFORD MILITARY HOSPITAL/ JULY 1918 AGED 18 YEARS / ALSO OF HIS BROTHER / MAURICE WEST THOMPSON / R.A.F. / KILLED IN FRANCE/ 23RD NOV 1917 / AGED 19 YEARS
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Name, service, cause, place and date of death, age at death
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: height c1200mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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