Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Lincoln
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68118

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Current location

Spalding Cemetery
Pinchbeck Road
Spalding
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
PE11 1QL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 24732 23645
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
White stone 3 tier inward stepped base/stands on chamfered base stone of same material. Black lettering on all tiers
Inscription
IN/EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ ALFRED WATSON/ CHIEF MECHANIC M/GI/ WHO ENTERED INTO REST AT/ HASLAR NAVAL HOSPITAL OCT 26th 1918/ AGED 30 YEARS/ INTERRED IN THE NAVAL CEMETERY/HE DIED WHILE SERVING HIS COUNTRY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Watson, Alfred
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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