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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
46744

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Current location

Tinsley Park Cemetery
Barleywood Road
Sheffield
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 5FJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 39611 88677
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ SUSANNAH,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ JOHN PLATTS,/ WHO DIED MARCH 23RD 1912,/ AGED 66 YEARS./ SHE WAS A LOVING MOTHER, AN AFFECTIONATE WIFE/ AND A TRUE CHRISTIAN./ ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED/ JOHN PLATTS,/ WHO DIED JULY 27TH 1921,/ AGED 78 YEARS./ IN LIFE RESPECTED, IN DEATH LAMENTED./ ALSO OF FRANK, THEIR BELOVED SON,/ WHO DIED FEBY 5TH. 1893, AGED 11 MONTHS./ ALSO OF FRANK & LEONARD WALKER,/ GRANDCHILDREN OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED IN INFANCY./ ALSO OF ANN READ, (LATE OF THORNE)/ MOTHER OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED NOVR. 15TH 1893, IN HER 93RD YEAR./ ALSO OF PTE HERBERT WALKER, E. YORKS REGT./ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE,/ JULY 1ST 1916, IN HIS 21ST YEAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Walker, Herbert
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, 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

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