Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Pendle
Town
Colne
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42508

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Current location

Keighley Road Cemetery
Keighley Road
Colne
Pendle
Lancashire
BB8 0QF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 89687 40138
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
GEORGE HERBERT HUSBAND OF ANNIE RUSHTON D. AUG 29TH 1953 AGE 65/ ANNIE RUSHTON D OCT 13TH 1967 AGE 7/ ALSO THEIR SON/ JOHN HARTLEY RUSHTON/ RADIO OFFICER MERCHANT NAVY/ LOST AT SEA BY ENEMY ACTION/ IN NOV 1942/ AGE 21 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Rushton, John Hartley
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Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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