W and L Brown

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Copeland
Town: Whitehaven
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 405

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Current location

Gravestone 6D2
Whitehaven Cemetery
Meadow Road
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 9HX
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 97647 16536
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Addition to family gravestone

Inscription

.... WALTER [BROWN]/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/OCT 9TH 1916/AGED 21 YEARS/LAURENCE/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/SEP 2ND 1916 AGED 19 YEARS/.....

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Brown, Laurence
Brown, Walter
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: surnmae, forename, relationships, manner of death, place of death, age
Order of information: date of death

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: depth 130mm, height 1770mm, width 670mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

CWGC Entry for Walter-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/765823/BROWN, WALTER
CWGC Entry for Laurence-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1740545/BROWN, LAWRENCE

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