Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- Whitehaven
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71333
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Current location
Ward 6C
Whitehaven Cemetery
Meadow Road
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 9HN
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 97592 16539
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Addition to stone gravestone
- Inscription
- IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF/GUNNER JOSEPH YOUNG/WHO DIED OF WOUNDS MAY 14TH 1918/RECEIVED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME/AGED 41 YEARS/INTERRED AT ETAPLES FRANCE....
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Young, Joseph
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename.rank, manner of death, date of death, age, place of burial, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 160mm, height 1680mm, width 740mm
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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