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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Pendle
- Town
- Nelson
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42620
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Current location
Nelson Cemetery
Walton Road
Nelson
Pendle
Lancashire
BB9 8JH
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 87212 38357
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- SCROLL SHAPED HEADSTONE WITH PILLARS AND KERBS
- Inscription
- SUSANNAH RILEY/ WIFE OF/ THOMAS RILEY FEB 8 19326 AGE 65/ ALSO THEIR BELOVED SONS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ PRIVATE JOHN RILEY APRIL 12 1918 AGE 22 YEARS/ PRIVATE FRED RILEY MAY 8 1918 AGE 18 YEARS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Riley, Fred
Riley, John
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, forename,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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