Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Leigh
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63375

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Current location

Graveyard to the South West of Church
St Mary's Church
High St
Leigh
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN11 8QR
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 54863 46604
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular gravestone with a single stepped nowy head. Inscription in applied lead lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ CHARLES DAVIS/ WHO WAS SUDDENLY CALLED TO REST/ ON 12TH APRIL 1912/ IN HIS 66TH YEAR./ "THE PATH OF THE JUST IS A SHINING LIGHT/ THAT SHINETH MORE AND MORE UNTO THE PERFECT DAY"/ ALSO OF ELIZA ANN/ WIDOW OF THE ABOVE/ WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY ON/ DECEMBER 11TH 1930 IN HER 86TH YEAR/ "... SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD"/ MARK 14CH 8V./ ALSO ALICE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/ WHO FELL ASLEEP 5TH AUGUST 1893/ AGED 21 YEARS/ ALSO OF JAMES CHARLES/ ONLY SON OF ABOVE/ WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY/ AT NORWICH MILITARY HOSPITAL JUNE 8TH 1918/ AGED 39 YEARS/ "PASSED TO WHERE BEYOND THESE VOICES THERE IS A PEACE"
Inscription legible?
no
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,place of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 70mm, height 1550mm, width 750mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • "Record of Inscriptions on gravestones in the old churchyard" Prepared and published by the Leigh and District Historical Society 1984-85.

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