Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
East Lindsey
Town
Skidbrooke
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87210

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Current location

North side of the church at the western end.
St Botolph's Church (redundant)
Church Lane
Skidbrooke
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN11 7DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 43987 93239
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A nowy headed flat faced headstone with a pillar at either side and lead lettering. The pillars have a wreath with a hanging drape inscribed onto each of their front faces. The headstone stands at the top of a kerbed plot with square chamfered corner stones.
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN TAYLOR/ WHO DIED 29TH JULY 1933, AGED 79 YEARS./ ALSO MARY ANN HIS WIFE/ WHO DIED 26TH DEC. 1936. AGED 82 YEARS./ AND JOHN THEIR SON/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ 20TH JULY 1918, AGED 23 YEARS./ "RE-UNITED".
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Taylor, John
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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, date of death, place of death, how died, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 25 mm, height 600 mm, width 930 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2000 mm, height 250 mm, width 2000 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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