Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- North Kesteven
- Town
- Branston
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 90690
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Current location
North east corner of the new cemetery area.
Branston Cemetery
High Street (B1188)
Branston
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 1NB
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 02242 67447
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Grave plot formed of four chamfered kerbstones with square corner posts around the grave space. A carved stone book with curved pages is at the top with the inscription in lead letttering, there are two centrally placed flower holders with inscised inscriptions. The family surname is incised on the outside of the bottom kerb.
- Inscription
- Main headstone left side: IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ ROBERT PLUMTREE/ WHO DIED/ MAY 15TH 1938/ AGED 71 YEARS/ RESTING WHERE/ NO SHADOWS FALL. Main headstone right side: IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ BERNARD PLUMTREE/ KILLED IN ACTION/ JUNE 6TH 1944/ AGED 28 YEARS./ "HIS FIGHT IS O'ER." Flower holder 1: TO GORDON./ FROM ALL/ FRIENDS AT/ BRANSTON/ BOOTHS Flower holder 2: ANN/ PLUMTREE/ DIED 2ND/ APRIL 1966/ RESTING Bottom kerb: Plumtree
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Plumtree, Bernard
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, how died, date of death, age at death,
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: height c400mm, width c600mm
Materials: Stone, Lead
- 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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