Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Barnsley
Town
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72207

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Current location

Plot B
Number 5
Barnsley Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Barnsley
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 1XH
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 35335 05666
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large black stone with etched scrollwork and leaves top and sides. Text is etched and some has remains of gold/yellow paint in the letters. Commemorates one WW1 soldier on a family gravestone.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF /PTE. GEORGE WILLIAM HEPTINSTALL R.S.F. / THE BELOVED SON OF / GEORGE AND ALICE HEPTINSTALL, / WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS, RECEIVED IN ACTION / IN FRANCE JULY 3RD 1916, AGED 20 YEARS / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" / ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER VIOLET, / WHO DIED JAN. 30TH 1920, IN HER 3RD YEAR / ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED / ALICE HEPTINSTALL, / WHO DIED FEB. 24TH 1939, AGED 64 YEARS / "AT REST" / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED / GEORGE HEPTINSTALL, / WHO DIED JUNE 13TH, 1946 AGED 73 YEARS / "RE-UNITED" //
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Heptinstall, George William
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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: Forenames, Surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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