Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
West Lancashire
Town
Parbold
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91012

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Current location

Christ Church churchyard
Parbold Hill
Parbold
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 7TG
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 50239 10771
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A heavy black marble headstone with a gilded incised inscription. The main feature of the stone, bearing the inscription, appears to resemble a scroll unfurling from there top, set against a shield.
Inscription
.../ Also their beloved son/ Flt. Lt. Robert Banks RAFVR/ Who gave his life/ 12th Sept. 1944, Aged 23 years/ and was interred in the B.M./ Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, Robert
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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: Relationship, rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, and date of death, age, burial details
    Order of information: Relationship, rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, and date of death, age, burial details
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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