Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
South Holland
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68107

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: TF 24728 23646
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
Headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ FREDERICK HOLDICH SMITH/ WHO DIED APRIL 19th 1954/ AGED 72 YEARS/ ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE/ MABEL BEATRICE/ WHO DIED MARCH 13th 1952/ AGED 67 YEARS/ AND THEIR SON/ DOUGLAS HOLDICH SMITH/ WHO DIED JULY 20th 1995/ AGED 81 YEARS Left rear kerb: ALSO IN EVERLASTING LOVE AND PROUD MEMORY OF OUR YOUNGEST SON DEREK LUSMORE HOLDICH SMITH/ CAPTAIN LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT DEVOTED HUSBAND OF SHEILA (NEE COOKE)/ KILLED IN ACTION AND INTERRED IN NORTH AFRICA MARCH 1943 Right rear kerb: IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF DESIREE ANGELA NANCY HOLDICH/ THE PRECIOUS LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MABEL & FREDERICK HOLDICH SMITH/ WHO FELL ASLEEP 9th SEPTEMBER 1929 AGED 5 YEARS. OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Left front kerb: E'EN AS HE TROD THAT DAY TO GOD/ SO WALKED HE FROM HIS BIRTH/ IN NOBLENESS AND GENTLENESS/ IN HONOUR AND CLEAN MIRTH Centre front kerb: THE LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY/ HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Smith, Derek Lusmore Holdich
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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: Surname, first names, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, month/year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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