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
72195

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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 55310 41530
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Upright gravestone with ogee shoulders and round top.
Inscription
In memory of / IVY MARY LEIGH / WHO DIED MAY 17TH 1918 / AGED 12 YEARS / SWEET LITTLE FLOWER NIPPED IN THE BUD. / NO CARE OR SORROW KNEW. / CAME JUST TO WIN A PARENTS LOVE, / THEN TO HER SAVIOUR FLEW. / Also THOMAS A. LEIGH / P. O. OF HMS ALERT / WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / SEPT 24TH 1916 AGED 31 YEARS / INTERRED AT BASRA MESOPOTAMIA / Also THOMAS LEIGH / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 26TH MAR 1920 / AGED 60 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: Forenames surname, rank, ship, cause of death, date of death, age at death, place of interment
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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