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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Bradford
Town
Lidget Green
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47142

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Current location

SCHOLEMORE CEMETERY SECTION L CONS NO 395
Necropolis Rd
Lidget Green
Bradford
West Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 130 320
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ADDITION TO FAMILY GRAVESTONE
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE JOHN CHILD, 1ST 6TH WEST YORKS/ SON OF/ JOHN POULTER & SARAH ELLEN CHILD/ KILLED IN ACTION, JULY 24TH 1916, AGED 20 YEARS/ ALSO PRIVATE ALFRED CHILD, R.M.L.I., THEIR SON/ WHO DIED IN HASLAR MILITARY HOSPITAL/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ ALSO VERA MURGATROYD BELOVED GRAND-DAUGHTER/ OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 9TH 1920, IN HER 4TH YEAR/ ALSO JOHN POULTER CHILD/ DIED NOV. 18TH 1926, AGED 66 YEARS/ ALSO SARAH ELLEN CHILD, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE/ DIED MAY 11TH 1933, AGED 72 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Child, Alfred
Child, John
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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