Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- North Lincolnshire
- Town
- Owston Ferry
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 59634
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Current location
North east corner of the cemetery.
Owston Ferry Cemetery
Epworth Road
Owston Ferry
North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
DN9 1AU
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 80873 00703
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Triangular topped gravestone standing on a rectangular base, incised inscription.
- Inscription
- In/ Loving Memory Of/ THOMAS WILLIAM,/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ SARAH ANN SMITHSON,/ OF OWSTON FERRY,/ WHO DIED DEC. 14th 1920,/ AGED 47 YEARS./ ALSO THEIR SON/ GNR WALTER CLARENCE SMITHSON, 1/R.H.A./ WHO FELL IN ACTION AT TOBRUK/ APRIL 15th 1941, AGED 22 YEARS./ EVER REMEMBERED./ ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED/ SARAH ANN SMITHSON,/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ ON OCTOBER 28th 1958,/ AGED 80 YEARS./ "SORROW VANQUISHED, LABOUR ENDED, JORDON PASSED."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Smithson, Walter Clarence
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, how died, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth c100mm, height c1500mm, width c700mm
Materials: Granite - Black - Base
Measurements: depth c120mm, height c280mm, width c800mm
Materials: Granite - Black
- 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
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