Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Hinckley And Bosworth
Town
Peckleton
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68066

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Current location

Saint Mary Magdalene
Church Road
Peckleton
Hinckley And Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE9 7RA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 47021 00839
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Gravestone
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGE COOPER/ WHO DIED 7TH JULY 1925/ AGED 45 YEARS/ ALSO MARY JANE/ HIS BELOVED WIFE/ WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1937/ AGED 56 YEARS/ ALSO THEIR SON/ A.B. GEORGE S. COOPER/ OF THE ROYAL NAVY/ WHO DIED AT SEA/ AGED 23 YEARS/ ONE OF GOD'S BEST/ REST IN PEACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cooper, George S.
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, middle initial, surname, regiment, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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