Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Boston
Town
Boston
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90416

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Current location

LFHS MI J2626
The Cemetery
Marian Road
Boston
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 9HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TF325454
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough hewn kerbed double grave space, with corner posts, with square topped gravestone with engraved design panels each side of the inscription
Inscription
Headstone Sacred To The Memory Of Thomas Will Steel Died 1st Sept. 1935 In His 73 Rd Year At Rest Also Of His Wife Mary Martha Steel Died 29th May 1955 In Her 92nd Year Bottom Kerb. And Of Their Son Instr. Commdr Douglas Merson Steel M.A., R.N. / Lost At Sea In H.M.S. Hood 24th May 1941.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Steel, Douglas Merson
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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