Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Southend On Sea
Town
Southchurch
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23066

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Southchurch Boulevard
Southchurch
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS2 4XA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 90169 86104
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR SCROLLED HEADSTONE
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ GLADYS MAY BIRD/ WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 9H 1940/ AGED 33 YEARS/ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK"/ ALSO OF/ CPL. RONALD JOHN BIRD JNR./ WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS/ IN WESTERN EUROPE/ JANUARY 14TH 1945/ AGED 20 YEARS/ "GOD CALLED HIM FOR A HIGHER SERVICE"/ ALSO OF BETSY SARAH ANN BIRD/ WHO PASSED AWAY/ DECEMBER 24TH 1953 AGED 82 YEARS/ AT REST./ SEPARATE SLAB; ALSO/ THEL BEATRICE BIRD/ DIED 22ND MAY 1986 AGED 84/ FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bird, Ronald John
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, place of death, forenames, manner of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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