Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Copeland
Town
Whitehaven
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66077

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Current location

Gravestone 6E351
Whitehaven Cemetery
Meadow Road
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 9HX
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 97647 16536
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone which is a funerary urn, one man on each side face of the urn
Inscription
Side 1.... ALSO THEIR SON/SERGT ALBERT BARRON/DIED MAY 15 1941/AGED 25 YEARS/BURIED AT GOLD/COAST, WEST AFRICA Side 2-ALSO THEIR SON/CLP JOSEPH D BARRON/DIED DEC 7 1943/AGED 32 YEARS/BURIED AT MINEHEAD/SOMERSET
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barron, Albert
Barron, Joseph D
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, date of death, forenames, relationships, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Urn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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