Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Eden
- Town
- Edenhall
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 73662
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Current location
The Church is down a long dead end lane from the Village Centre; 8th row from access path
4th stone from the church
St Cuthbert's Church
Church Lane
Edenhall
Eden
Cumbria
CA7 9AN
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 56901 32054
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Addition to red granite family gravestone
- Inscription
- ... ALSO THEIR GRANDSON/GEORGE W DAVIDSON/MID RN/KILLED IN ACTION 11TH JAN 1941 AGED 18 YEARS/ ALSO THEIR GRANDSON/FRANK DAVIDSON LAC RAF/DIED A POW AT/HHOTA BAROE SUMATRA/20TH MAY 1945 AGED 25 YEARS/ "SOMEDAY WE'LL UNDERSTAND"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Davidson, Frank
Davidson, George W
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 100mm, height 910mm, width 670mm
Materials: Granite - Red
- 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 - Reference
- CWGC Citation for George-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2466571/davidson,-george-william/
- CWGC Citation for Frank-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2170596/davidson,-francis/
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