Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
North Kesteven
Town
Digby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59586

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Current location

In the North part of the churchyard
St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Church Street
Digby
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 3LZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 08055 54846
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Gravestone with rounded pilasters and IHS carved at top centrally. Black lettering with chamfered base. In front of gravestone is a scroll tablet set on a base with inscription in black lettering .
Inscription
Gravestone: THY WILL BE DONE/ In Loving Memory/ OF/ MARY ANN/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ TRAFFORD WATSON/ WHO FELL ASLEEP/ JUNE. 21. 1906,/ AGED 62./ ALSO/ TRAFFORD WATSON,/ HUSBAND OF ABOVE/ WHO FELL ASLEEP/ DEC. 16. 1910,/ AGED 77./ SORROW VANQUISHED, LABOUR ENDED, JORDAN PASSED. TABLET: IN/ Loving Memory/ of/ ALFRED/ THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE/ WHO FELL IN ACTION/ OCT. 10th 1917,/ AGED 33./ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Watson, Alfred
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, year died, forename, manner of death, age of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c400mm, height c300mm, width c400mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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