Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Speldhurst
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72191

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Current location

North of church
St Mary the Virgin Church
Speldhurst Hill
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 55330 41500
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Upright ogee topped gravestone
Inscription
In / loving memory / of / ALICE / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / JOHN BAKER / OF COMBOURNE GOUDHURST / ENTERED INTO REST DECEMBER 19TH 1907 / “rest after weariness, sweet rest at last.” / Also of GEORGE ARTHUR / SON OF THE ABOVE / DIED OF WOUNDS NEAR BRAY IN FRANCE / 27 SEPT 1916 AGE 34 / Also JOHN BAKER / 1 May 1932 age 84
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: forenames, relationship, cause of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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