Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Bolton
Town
Bolton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85368

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Current location

Tong Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL2 6AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 72953 09168
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
...../ALSO THEIR SON/Pte Robert Ainscow K.L.R /who died in Salonica of pneumonia/ Novr. 4th 1918 aged 40 years/…./ Also Gunner Robert Phair M.M. R.F.A /GRANDSON/ who died of wounds in France/ May 25th 1918 aged 22 years/….
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ainscow, Robert
Phair, Robert
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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