Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Boston
Town
Boston
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90395

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Current location

LFHS MI K3926
The Cemetery
Marian Road
Boston
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 9HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TF325454
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Norman topped grave marker
Inscription
In/ Memory of/ Arthur Rastall/ [R.E. Wireless Section]/ The Beloved Younger Son of/ T. R. & M. S. Rastall./ Who Died at Rotherham/ Nov 16. 1918 aged 27/ “Until the day break”/ Also of/ Tom Rastall/ Their Beloved Eldest Son./ Who Died of Wounds in Bagdad Hospital/ Oct 9 1917 aged 33./ “And the shadows flee away.”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Rastall, Tom
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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: Undefined
    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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