Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- East Lindsey
- Town
- Woodhall Spa
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 85128
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Current location
in the middle of the second large cemetery plot.
Kirkby Lane Cemetery
Kirkby Lane
Woodhall Spa
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN10 6YZ
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 20745 63112
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A plain white nowy headed gravestone on a plinth and a concrete base. Writing incised and picked out in black.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ SGT. ERNEST J./ SHAW, D.C.M./ 10TH FOOT/ DIED 3RD APRIL 1943/ AGED 62./ ALSO/ PTE. PETER SHAW/ 10TH FOOT/ FELL IN FLANDERS/ 1940/ AGED 25.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Shaw, Peter
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, where died, year of death, age at death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth 50mm, height 570mm, width 355mm
Materials: Marble - White - Base
Measurements: depth 251mm, height 55mm, width 450mm
Materials: Marble - White
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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