Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Allerdale
Town
Keswick
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
73888

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Current location

Crosthwaite (St Kentigern's Church)
Church Lane
Keswick
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA12 5QG
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 25746 24300
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
... ALSO OF JOHN [SWINBURN] THEIR SON/WHO WAS KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR/DEC 6TH 1917 AGED 30 YEARS/AND WAS INTERRED IN/SANCTUARY WOOD, YPRES/ALSO OF JOSEPH THEIR SON/WHO DIED OF WOUNDS APRIL 24TH 1918 AGED 37 YEARS/AND WAS INTERRED AT /ETAPLES CEMETERY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Swinburn, John
Swinburn, Joseph
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, manner of daeth, date of daeth, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 90mm, height 1480mm, width 770mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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