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
70261

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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 16th row of headstones.
Broadway Cemetery
Broadway
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 4DD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 19588 99548
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A round-topped stone, which has fallen backward and now lays face up. It bears the inscription in lead lettering.
Inscription
Front face: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGIANNA/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ ELMER ALBERT BENSON/ WHO ENTERED INTO REST/ MARCH 29TH 1916,/ AGED 58 YEARS/ HER END WAS PEACE/ ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND/ ELMER ALBERT BENSON/ WHO DIED DEC. 10TH 1939,/ AGED 81 YEARS/ "RE-UNITED" Reverse: IN LOVING MEMORY OF PTE JOE JOHN BENSON, KILLED IN FRANCE OCT 30TH 1917 AGED 24 YEARS. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Benson, Joe. John
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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: Rank, surname, forenames, place of death, date of death, age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 70, height 1100, width 670
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Peterborough & District Family History Society: notebooks from 1981 survey of Broadway Cemetery.

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