Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Spelthorne
Town
Staines
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74140

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Current location

Plot D
Staines (London Road) Cemetery
London Road
Staines
Spelthorne
Surrey
TW18 4JX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 05066 72160
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/OUR DEAR SONS/CPL. JAMES HOWARD BEDFORD/2ND WILTS REGT./KILLED IN ACTION, SICILY/11TH JULY 1943. AGED 30/AND PTE. JOHN EDWIN BEDFORD/5TH WILTS REGT./KILLED IN ACTION AT CAEN/10TH JULY 1944. AGED 27/...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bedford, James Howard
Bedford, John Edwin
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Relationship, rank, forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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