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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Blackburn
Town
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83924

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Current location

Darwen Cemetery
Bolton Road
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 2LU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69381 20294
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
.…/ALSO JAMES GERALD [FORREST] THEIR SON/KILLED IN FRANCE JULY 27TH 1915/AGED 27 YEARS/ALSO HENRY DACRE THEIR SON/KILLED IN FRANCE APRIL 7TH 1918/AGED 26 YEARS/…..
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forrest, Henry Dacre
Forrest, James Gerald
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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