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
84436

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: SU 36691 21156
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Upright grey stone gravestone , straight sides sloping slightly outwards , the top formed by two convex curves leading to a shallow point . The inscription incised but not coloured .
Inscription
/In Loving Memory of/ IHS /FRANK SHELLEY /WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE /AUGUST 4TH 1915/AGED 60 YEARS /ALSO ELIZABETH FRANCES/WIDOW OF THE ABOVE /WHO DIED DECEMBER 2ND 1920/AGED 66 YEARS/AND SEGT WILLIAM SHELLEY/ KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS /MARCH 28 1918/AGED 37 YEARS /AT REST/ note - The I of "IHS" is surmounted by a cross , the whole forming a Christogram
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Shelley, William
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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: rank , given name , surname ,manner of death , place of death , date of death , age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c 75, height c 1200, width c 400
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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