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
84926

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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 on the right of three headstones in a multiple grave space surrounded by kerbstones.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of/ PTE. WILLIAM BAUMBER,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE,/ APRIL 23RD 1916,/ IN HIS 27TH YEAR./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS. ST John. 15. C. 13. 17./ ALSO WILLIAM, THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ MARY ANN BAUMBER,/ WHO DIED Jany 22ND 1909,/ AGED 69 YEARS./ ALSO CHARLES, SON OF THE ABOVE/ WHO DIED MAY 3RD 1900,/ IN HIS 21ST YEAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baumber, 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: Surname, forename, age at death, date of death, place of death, how died, 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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