Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70033

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Current location

Entering the Cemetery from the Broadway gate
it is on the left side of the tarmac path
in the fourth row of headstones.
Broadway Cemetery
Broadway
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4DD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 19541 99557
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Shaped stone, incorporating a carved ivy motif, and bearing the inscription in lead lettering.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ NELLIE,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED BIRD,/ WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY/ ON OCT 24 1916 AGED 28 YEARS/ "THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY."/ BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD/ ALSO OF ALFRED,/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1917/ AGED 31 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bird, 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: Name, year of death and age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 100, height 710, width 1100
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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