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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Daventry
Town
Watford
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59836

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Current location

Close to western boundary of Churchyard.
St. Peter and Paul Churchyard
Church Street
Watford
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN6 7UR
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 60306 69009
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Family gravestone in the form of a three-stepped square base and cross. Pinned-lead inscription added to side faces of cross.
Inscription
Top step : Also of // Middle step : SAPPER OLIVER HUGH / DEVEREUX BOND. / WHO FELL IN ACTION / GALLIPOLLI DEC 1. 1915. // Bottom step: AGED 24 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bond, Oliver Hugh Devereux
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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: Rank, forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Rank, forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
March 2023: According to latest photograph, 6 years on, the cross has not been reattached to the rest of the memorial. April 2017: Cross broken off from base steps and lying nearby on the ground. It is understood that the cross will be eventually re-attached to the base.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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