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
84420

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Current location

Botley Road Cemetery
Botley Road
Romsey
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO15 5RP
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 36656 21139
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Upright gravestone with straight sides , at top convex curves leading to a shallow point . The inscription incised and not coloured . No decoration.
Inscription
/IN/Loving Memory of/JAMES ELCOCK/WHO DIED DECEMBER 15TH 1905/AGED 59 YEARS /ALSO OF JANE/WIFE OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED JANUARY 9TH 1915/AGED 69 YEARS /ALSO OF HARRY/SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN/ACTION IN FRANCE OCT 23RD 1916/AGED 34 YEARS /GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN/
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Elcock, Harry
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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 ,manner of death , place of death , date of death , age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c 70, height c 1100, width c 600
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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