Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- North Kesteven
- Town
- Branston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 90665
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Current location
Against the east wall of the old cemetery area.
Branston Cemetery
High Street (B1188)
Branston
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 1NB
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 02256 67407
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Tall Gothic arch shaped gravestone with incised inscription and floral decoration arching either side of the 'IN' text at top.
- Inscription
- IN/ Loving Memory/ of /ELSIE ANNIE,/ DAUGHTER OF/ EDWARD & SARAH ANNIE ESPIN./ DIED FEB. 26TH 1913,/ AGED 19 YEARS./ ALSO OF HER BROTHER/ PERCY NORWOOD,/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ NOV. 28TH 1917,/ AGED 21 YEARS./ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Espin, Percy Norwood
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, date died, where died, age at death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: depth c70mm, height c1300mm, width c650mm
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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