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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Hawkshead
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16516
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Current location
Gravestone W11
St Michael & All Angels Church
Hawkshead
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA22 0PQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 35207 98072
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- Isaac Postlethwaite Who entered into rest January 17th 1912 In his 69th Year Also of Ann wife of the above Who passed away September 29th 1931 Aged 70 years Also of Annie, Thomas & James Children of the above who Died in infancy Also of John Bowness Son of the above 28th Batt Canadian Infantry Who fell in action at Lens Augt 21st 1917 aged 34 Years
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Postlethwaite, John Bowness
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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/1573166/postlethwaite,-john-bowness/
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