W A Clifton

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: South Holland
Town: Spalding
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 68021

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Current location

Spalding Cemetery
Pinchbeck Road
Spalding
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE11 1QL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 24708 23599
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Vertical Rectangular stone with semi circular top. Decorative leaves around edge of semi circle only, remainder of stone undecorated. Black lettering

Inscription

IN/LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ WILLIAM CLIFTON/WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOV 3RD 1911/IN HIS 65TH YEAR/ALSO/ WILLIAM ARMSTRONG CLIFTON/ SON OF THE ABOVE/ INTERRED IN THE MENDINGHEM CEMETERY FRANCE/ SEPTEMBER 1917/AGED 22 YEARS/ ALSO EMILY/ BELOVED WIFE OF/ WILLIAM CLIFTON/ WHO PASSED AWAY FEB 17TH 1932/AGED 70 YEARS/ ? ? ? THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Clifton, William Armstrong
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: FORENAME/PLACE DIED
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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