Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Bath
Town
Bath
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66083

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Current location

Walcot Cemetery
Lansdown Road
Bath
Bath
Avon
BA1 5TQ
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 739 674
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone. Dedication on all three faces of three stepped plinth . Cross missing .Dedication in cast lead lettering
Inscription
….//2nd LIEUT WILLIAM JOHN GAYNER/ 2nd/4th P.A.S.L.I ATT R.F.C.,/ WHO FELL IN AERIAL COMBAT/ MAY 9th 1917 AGED 23 YEARS/ ALSO IN LOVING AND EVER PRESENT MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON/AND/ CHARLES GAYNER 1st ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS/ KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 14th 1918 AGED 20 YEARS./…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gayner, Charles
Gayner, William John
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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