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
84443

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: SU 36612 21108
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Upright dark grey gravestone , straight sides sloping slightly outwards , convex curves at top leading to a shallow point , the inscription in cast lead letters
Inscription
/in/LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/FILMER GUNNER RFA/KILLED IN FRANCE APRIL30 1915/AGED 23/ALSO HARRY LOUIS PTE 2ND WORCESTERS /KILLED IN FRANCE SEPT 29TH 1918/AGED 19/ALSO WILLIAM JAMES LATE GUNLAYER RHA/DIED JUNE 18TH 1930/AGED 40/THE ONLY SONS OF THE LATE /WILLIAM JAMES & ELLEN SARAH CHISWELL/REUNITED /ERECTED BY A DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND SISTER/I J CONABEER/ALSO MY DEAR HUSBAND /DAN HOUSTON/DIED APRIL12TH 1938/AGED 52/ note= the given name of the second soldier commemorated appears on the gravestone as "LOUIS" , but on CWGC and other records as "LORIS"
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Chiswell, Filmer
Chiswell, Harry Loris
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: given names , surname (implied ), rank , place of death , date of death ,age at death .
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c 60, height c 1100, width c 400
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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