Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Carlisle
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74723

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Current location

Ward 4
Stanwix Cemetery
Scotland Road
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 9BH
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 40014 57603
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
IN/LOVING MEMORY/OF/THOMAS/SERGEANT RAF ELDEST SON OF/WILLIAM & MARY SHEPHERD/KILLED IN ACTION/15TH APRIL 1943 AGED 21 YEARS....
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Shepherd, Thomas
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 730mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Granite - Red
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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