Gnr F Chiswell and Pte H L Chiswell

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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?

Names on memorial

Chiswell, Filmer
Chiswell, Harry Loris
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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

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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