Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Southampton
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78630

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Current location

Southampton Old Cemetery ref N149 201
188
Southampton Old Cemetery
Hill Lane
Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 7NQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 41259 13641
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Light grey stone gravestone with straight vertical sides , an ogee curved top , with a carved rope style border at the sides , at the top a twisted rope and anchor , all in low relief . The lettering is in a variety of styles and sizes , all incised and coloured black apart from part of the dedication which is in low relief and positioned within the twisted rope at the top .
Inscription
/PERCY/SAFELY ANCHORED/IN/LOVING MEMORY OF/PERCIVAL JAMES/THE DEARLY BELOVED SON OF/JAMES AND MABEL ELLAWAY/WHO MET HIS DEATH/ON H M HOSPITAL SHIP ESSEQUIBO/JANUARY 3RD 1917 AGED 17 YEARS /……………………../ALSO HAROLD SON OF THE ABOVE /AND HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN/KILLED IN ACTION FEB 15TH 1944 AGED 37 YEARS/INTERRED IN MINTURNO MILITARY CEMETERY ITALY/…../ note - This gravestone marks the burial place of Percival James Ellaway and commemorates the death of Harold Ellaway , the latter being the memorial .
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Ellaway, Harold
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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: given name , surname implied by context, family relationships , manner of death , date of death , age at death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 5 cms, height 1 metre, width . 4 metre
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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