Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70060

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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 seventeenth row of headstones.
Broadway Cemetery
Broadway
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4DD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 19584 99551
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The square base of a broken stone vase, bearing the inscription in lead letters.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ MY DEAR SON/ G.C. SMITH/ LOST IN THE BATTLE OF LOOS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Smith, George Cecil
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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: Battle in which he died.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 200, height 170, width 200
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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