Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Peterborough
Town
Longthorpe
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82473

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Current location

Gravestone is on north side of Church
close to boundary wall,
St. Botolph's Churchyard
Thorpe Road
Longthorpe
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16318 98398
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Addition to father's gravestone.
Inscription
TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ JOHN THORBURN/ GOLF PROFESSIONAL/ DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF/ MARTHA THOMSON/ BORN NORTH BERWICK 19TH DEC. 1875/ DIED LONGTHORPE 18TH DEC. 1941/ ALSO THEIR DEARLY LOVED ONLY CHILD/ ARCHIE/ GOLF PROFESSIONAL, PETERBOROUGH/ MILTON G.C./ AND SERGEANT W.O.P. A.G. R.A.F. V.R./ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 23RD APRIL 1942/ AGED 24 YEARS./ INTERRED IN MARHAM, NORFOLK/ "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART"/ ERECTED BY M. THORBURN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Thorburn, Archibald John
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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: Name, civilian occupation, military unit and rank, date of death, age and place of burial.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 100 mm, height 1360 mm, width 680 mm
    Materials: Granite - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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