Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
West Lancashire
Town
Wrightington
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88698

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Current location

Tunley United Reformed Church
Mossy Lea Road
Wrightington
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN6 9RN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 53834 12414
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
A shouldered, nowy-headed sandstone headstone with an incised inscription.
Inscription
... / Also Pte William Grant/ Killed in Action Oct. 9th 1917,/ Aged 19 years/ "Resting"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Grant, William
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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: Rank, forename, surname, manner, and date of death, age
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, manner, and date of death, age
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church Trustees

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