Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Southend On Sea
- Town
- Southend On Sea
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22661
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Current location
St. John the Baptist Church
Church Road
Southend On Sea
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS1 2AL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 88547 85173
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Small stone scroll, possibly moved from a nearby Tyler family plot.
- Inscription
- In proud and ever/loving memory of/George William Tyler/who gave his life in the/Battle of the Somme/15th September 1916./Aged 28 years./Buried at Ginchy./Greater love hath no man/than this, that he lay down/his life for friends/Also of/Sergeant Frank H. Tyler./Killed in France 5th July 1918./Aged 34 years.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Tyler, Frank H
Tyler, George William
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, place of death, forenames, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: height 450mm
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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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