Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
North Kesteven
Town
Digby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84924

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Current location

In the North part of the churchyard
St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Church Street
Digby
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 3LZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 08055 54846
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Gothic headstone with, at the top, an open book surrounded by ivy leaves with 'THY WILL BE DONE' carved into it. Inscription carved above and below and all highlighted in black. It sits in the middle of three headstones in a multiple grave plot surrounded by kerbstones.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of/ MARY ANN,/ THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF THE LATE/ WILLIAM BAUMBER,/ WHO DIED FEBY 28TH 1929,/ AGED 75 YEARS./ SICKNESS SHE WITH PATIENCE BORE/ SHE IS NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE./ ALSO OF/ PTE. WALTER BAUMBER,/ [ROYAL LANCASTER REGT.]/ SON OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO DIED IN FRANCE/ APRIL 9TH 1917,/ AGED 34 YEARS./ "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baumber, Walter
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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: Surname, forename, age at death, date of death, place of death, regiment, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 80mm, height 1350mm, width 730mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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