Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
East Lindsey
Town
East Kirkby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84985

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Current location

Near the south wall of the Churchyard
St Nicholas Church
Off Chapel Lane
East Kirkby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 4BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 33280 63035
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Grave is formed of three chamfered kerbstones with square corner posts around the grave space, a low headstone is at the top, with a raised motif of a cross in the middle and with inscriptions either side. The addition to the gravestone is on the outside of the bottom kerb. Inscriptions are all incised and picked out in black.
Inscription
Headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGE HENRY ELVIN/ DIED 28TH JULY 1964/ AGED 77 YEARS/ HARRIET ELVIN/ DIED 3RD DECEMBER 1952/ AGED 71 YEARS/ RE-UNITED Kerbstone: ALSO GUNNER ERNEST SIDNEY R. A. THEIR SON/ KILLED IN ACTION 25TH NOVEMBER 1941, AGED 23 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Elvin, Ernest Sidney
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, how died, date of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 290mm, width 1750mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2090mm, height 140mm, width 1750mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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