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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- South Somerset
- Town
- Kingsbury Episcopi
- County
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1361
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Current location
North west corner of churchyard
St Martins' Church
Kingsbury Episcopi
South Somerset
Somerset
TA12 6BA
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 43648 21086
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone with raised lead lettering
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/EDITH MAY/WIFE OF FRANCIS PARRIS/DIED JULY 12 1943 AGED 52/ ALSO JACK THEIR SON/ KILLED IN ACTION/JUNE 6 1942 AGED 22/INTERRED REICHSWALD/FOREST CEMETERY/AND FRANCIS PARRIS/DIED JUNE 25 1962 AGED 69/ALSO THEIR SON/RICHARD "DICK" PARRIS/1926-2015
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Parris, Jack
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, date of death, forename, place of burial, age, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
- Grade I
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CWGC Citation-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2040959/parris,-jack/
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