Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Torridge
Town
Appledore
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62409

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Current location

Churchyard.
St Mary's Church
Churchfield Road
Appledore
Torridge
Devon
EX39 1RL
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 46391 30662
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to family gravestone.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER/ PERCY FRANK BURBRIDGE/ WHO DIED AUGUST 11th 1944 AGED 68/ ALSO HIS SON/ FLT LIEUT FRANK PETER D.F.C., P.F.F., R.A.F./ MISSING ON FLYING DUTIES/ NOV. 22nd 1943, AGED 23,/ UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burbridge, Frank Peter
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, service, forename, manner of death, age, relationships, decorations
    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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