At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Sheffield
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46679

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Crookes Cemetery
Headland Road
Sheffield
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 5FY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 32245 87428
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN WILLIAM/ LOVED HUSBAND OF ADA UNWIN/ DIED MARCH 23RD 1918, AGED 54 YEARS/ "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH"/ ALSO OF ADA,/ LOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN WILLIAM UNWIN,/ DIED FEB 12TH 1931, AGED 64 YEARS,/ "REST IN PEACE"/ ALSO OF THEIR SON WILLIAM UNWIN,/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS JAN. 11TH 1918/ AGED 26 YEARS,/ "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN."/ ALSO SAMUEL STONES,/ WHO DIED JULY 23RD 1937, AGED 78 YEARS./ "REST AFTER WEARINESS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Unwin, William
See details
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Relationship, forename, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-46679

For queries, please contact [email protected].