Memorial details

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

  • Date:
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
108681

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Current location

Cemetery
Cemetery Road
East Dereham
Breckland
Norfolk
NR19 2ES
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 99072 13890
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large arched gravestone in a kerbed grave with two names in addition to the two remembered.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / (...) / AND / PTE. WALTER JOHNSON, SON / 1/1 NFLK YEOMANRY / DIED OF DYSENTRY ON BOARD / H.M.HPL SHIP NEVASA, OCT. 24TH. 1915 / BURIED 60 MILES OFF CAPE MATAPAN / AGED 25 YEARS. / ALSO OF / PTE. WILLIAM JOHNSON, SON / KINGS SHROPSHIRE L.I. / DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE / SEPT. 18TH. 1918 / BURIED LA CHAPELLETTE CEMETERY / AGED 25 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Family position, rank, name, regiment, cause, place and date of death, place of interrment, age at death
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: height 1670mm, width 609mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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