Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Brigham
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6665
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Current location
North side of churchyard
7th row from east boundary wall
by north boundary wall
St Bridget's Church
Brigham
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA13 0XH
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 08571 30917
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to family gravestone
- Inscription
- .... GORDON M [SANDHAM]/SON OF THE ABOVE/DIED ON WAR SERVICE OCT 14TH 1939/AGED 23 YEARS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Sandham, Gordon M
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 120mm, height 650mm, width 900mm
Materials: Granite - Pink
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CWGC Entry-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2496535/SANDHAM, GORDON MELLENBY
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