Pilot Officer William Stewart Knowles

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Lancaster
Town: Scotforth, Lancaster
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 79517

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Current location

Scotforth Cemetery
Ashford Road
Scotforth
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 5AD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47634 59416
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Addition to the family gravestone of his grandparents

Inscription

…./ALSO OF HER GRANDSON/WILLIAM STEWART KNOWLES/PILOT OFFICER, R.A.F.V.R./KILLED IN ACTION SEPTEMBER 28TH 1944/AGED 22 YEARS/….

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Knowles, William Stewart
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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, forenames, relationships, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, age
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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