Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Carlisle
- Town
- Longtown
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17714
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Current location
South side of graveyard
southernmost section
9th row from road
beside boundary wall
St Michael & All Angels (Arthuret) Church
Longtown
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 5SH
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 37935 67661
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- .... ALSO OF/WILLIAM BENSON WARD/LOST AT SEA HMS EXETER/MARCH 1ST 1942/AGED 30 YEARS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ward, William Benson
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, forenames, relationships, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 140mm, height 1370mm, width 690mm
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 Entry-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2489587/WARD, WILLIAM BENSON
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