Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Rossendale
Town
Rawtenstall
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78015

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Current location

Rawtenstall Cemetery
Burnley Road
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8FW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 81300 23400
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Trefacl cross on three tier stepped base with square incised block lettering
Inscription
PRIVATE FRED SPENCAR/KINGS LIVERPOOL REGT./SON OF JOHN NELSON @BETSY SPEMCER/OF ALBERT ST.HAREHOLME/WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF ZENNEBEKE/BELGIUM/SEPT. 26TH 1917 AGED 21 YEARS "NOBLY HE DID HIS DUTY BRAVELY HE FOUGHT AND FELL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Spencer, Fred
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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