Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Test Valley
Town
Romsey
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84411

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Current location

Botley Road Cemetery
Botley Road
Romsey
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO51 5RP
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 36660 21102
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
White marble upright gravestone with indented sides within which are circular pillars .At top within a series of curved edges there is a scroll surrounded by deeply carved flowers and leaves ,The inscription is constructed from cast lead letters in a variety of typefaces.
Inscription
/At Rest/In/Ever Loving Memory/OF OUR DEAR FATHER/ROBERT ATKINSON/WHO PASSED AWAY JANRY22ND 1919/AGED 82 YEARS/ALSO OF OUR DEAR MOTHER/ANNIE ATKINSON/WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO PASSED AWAY OCTBR 24TH 1919/AGED 80 YEARS/ALSO OF JOSEPH/SON OF THE ABOVE & OF THE AIF/WHO DIED FEBRY3RD 1917/AGED 48 YEARS/UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, Joseph
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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: given name ,(surname implied), family relationship, service , date of death,age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth C 100, height C 1200, width C 500
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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