Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70092

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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 39th row of headstones.
Broadway Cemetery
Broadway
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4DD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 19624 99528
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Arch-topped stone with inscription in lead lettering.
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MARY JANE,/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ E.W. MARTIN,/ WHO PEACEFULLY FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS/ SEP 11TH 1916;/ AGED 68 YEARS/ "NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE/ PAIN"/ AND EDWIN WILLIAM MARTIN,/ DIED FEB: 11TH 1925, AGED 76 YEARS/ "SATISFIED"/ ALSO OF GNR WILLIAM MARTIN,/ 4TH BATTERY R.F.A./ ONLY CHILD OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED IN SOUTH AFRICA MAY 17TH 1900./ INTERRED IN KIMBERLEY CEMETERY/ AGED 20 YEARS/ "HE DID HIS DUTY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Martin, William
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Regiment, place and date of death, place of burial, age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 75, height 1250, width 660
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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