Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Lancaster
Town
Lancaster
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82372

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Current location

Lancaster Cemetery
Quernmore Road
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 3JT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 49239 61877
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone, which is a Latin cross on a 3 stage base
Inscription
3 o'clock face- Upper Base-ALSO/OUR ONLY SON/ L.A.C/ Middle Base- STEPHEN SMYTHIES/R.A.F. DIED AND BURIED/IN ITALY/ JAN. 31 1945 AGED 30
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Smythies, Stephen
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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, relationships, rank, service, place of death, date of death, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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