Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Carlisle
Town
Burgh-by-Sands
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4013

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Current location

New graveyard-west side
3rd row from war memorial
2nd stone from the road
St Michael's Church
Burgh-by-Sands
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA5 6AP
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 32729 59116
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
... ALSO JOSEPH NIXON/THEIR ELDEST SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE/AT SEA WHILST SERVING WITH THE ROYAL ARTILLERY/12 FEB 1944 AGED 21 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Nixon, Joseph
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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: Surname, forename, regiment, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 110mm, height 1030mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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