Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
North Kesteven
Town
Wellingore
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88084

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Current location

North east corner of the lower burial ground by the wall.
All Saints Churchyard
Corner of Hall Street and Cliff Road (A607)
Wellingore
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN5 0HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 98232 56505
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A square headstone with shoulders, incised inscription and leaf decoration on both top corners, situated on a kerbed double grave space.
Inscription
Left hand stone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WALTER HENRY BURTT,/ AT REST DEC. 20TH 1938,/ AGED 66 YEARS./ ALSO HIS SON ROBERT PETCHELL BURTT,/ SQDN-LDR. R.A.F./ KILLED IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JAN. 28TH 1944,/ AGED 29 YEARS. Right hand stone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ANNIE MARY BURTT,/ DIED OCTOBER 9TH 1953,/ AGED 79 YEARS./ WIDOW OF/ WALTER HENRY BURTT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burtt, Robert Petchell
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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, date of death, age at death, regiment, rank, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 105mm, height 620mm, width 890mm
    Materials: Granite - Pink
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2150mm, height 190mm, width 1940mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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