Private Walter Wilson

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: North Lincolnshire
Town: Owston Ferry
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 80959

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Current location

In the churchyard
St. Martin's Church
East Lound Road
Owston Ferry
North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
DN9 2LU
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 80476 00291
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Recumbent headstone, top right corner is broken off. incised inscription beneath a raised anchor symbol at top centre in a recessed disc, top 2/3rds of the headstone has a raised rope border.

Inscription

//ALSO OF/ PRIVATE WALTER WILSON/ (GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE)/ 1ST/STH BATTALION LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ OCTOBER 15TH 1915,/ AGED 32 YEARS./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Wilson, Walter
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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: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, how died, where died, relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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