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
73893

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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-this is on the base, his 3 brothers, who all died in childhood, are on the gravestone itself
Inscription
... SERGT FRANK GARDINER/8TH BATT BORDER REGT/BORN FEB 5 1887/WOUNDED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/OCT 26 DIED OCT 27 1916/AT REST IN WIMEREUX CEMETERY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gardiner, Frank
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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: surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of birth, date of death, place of death, place of burial, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 310mm, height 260mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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