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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
72209

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Current location

Plot P
Number 11
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 stone celtic cross on a square section stepped base. Lead lettering on at least two sides of the monument, although the inscriptions to the three WW1 soldiers commemorated are concentrated onto one side on two step faces.
Inscription
Panel above steps: SACRED / TO THE / MEMORY OF / First Step: SGT. CLAUDE SCOTT, 12TH BATT. EAST YORKS REGT. / DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION / IN FRANCE NOV. 13TH 1916, AGED 34 YEARS / ALSO OF PTE. FRANK MARCUS LINDLEY / 6TH LANCS FUSILIERS / Second Step: DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION / IN BELGIUM JULY 23RD 1917, AGED 19 YEARS / AND SEC. LIEUT. FOSTER LINDLEY, 7TH BATT. EAST YORKS REGT. / DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION / IN FRANCE SEPT. 5TH 1918, AGED 29 YEARS / THE AFFECTIONATE SON-IN-LAW AND SONS OF / THOMAS & ALICE LINDLEY/ (Inscription continues on Third Step on this side and other sides but was not recorded)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lindley, Foster
Lindley, Frank Marcus
Scott, Claude
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Surname, Rank, Regiment, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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