Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Tonbridge
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71078

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Current location

Plot 29. Row a:
Tonbridge Cemetery
Shipbourne Road
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN10 3ED
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59159 47817
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single kerbed grave with corner posts. Rectangular die on plinth. Signs of a place for something on top of die.
Inscription
West face top:- In Loving Memory / of / WILLIAM JAMES BISSENDEN / WHO DIED NOV. 20TH 1919 AGED 56 / ------------------- ALSO OF MY SON ERNEST ARTHUR / AND THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNIE BISSENDEN WHO DIED IN FRANCE / OCTOBER 10TH 1917 AGED 27 YEARS / ------------------- PEACE PERFECT PEACE / ~~~~~~~~~~ / West face bottom:- ALSO OF ESTHER WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOV. 22ND 1939. AGED 80 YEARS /
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship, forenames, relationship, place of death, date of death age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 490mm, height 580mm, width 790mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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