Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Chorley
Town
Eccleston
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91085

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Current location

St Mary's Churchyard
Towngate
Eccleston
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5RT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 51679 17408
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Shouldered black marble headstone with a Latin cross incised in the top right-hand corner. The inscription is incised and gilded.
Inscription
.../ Also William Gordon, their son/ Missing presumed killed June 13. 1944./ Aged 18 years./ ....
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mayor, William Gordon
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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: Family name, forenames, relationship, manner, and date of death, age
    Order of information: Family name, forenames, relationship, manner, and date of death, age
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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