Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Salford
Town
Clifton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
107785

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Description
Three step sandstone base for a cross, now absent, with incised inscription.
Inscription
.../ Also of L/Cpl. James Gibbs,/ Dearly beloved son of/ William Edward & Alice Ann Iliff/ Who Departed this Life March 28th 1918/ From Wounds Received in Action in France/ Aged 23 years./ The supreme sacrifice.
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: Rank, forenames, relationship, parents' names, manner, date, and country of death, age
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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