Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- West Lancashire
- Town
- Newburgh
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 91258
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Current location
Christ Church Churchyard
Course Lane
Newburgh
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 7UB
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 48151 10361
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Sandstone headstone in the form of a scroll rolled across a stone wall, with an incised inscription.
- Inscription
- .../ Also/ In proud and loving memory of/ Harry Leslie Howden/ (Queens RWS Regt.)/ Only son of Henry and Have Howden/ (Of Newburgh)/ Killed in Action in Flanders Sept. 22nd 1917/ Aged 19 years/ Faithful unto death/ ....
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Howden, Harry Leslie
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit, relationship, manner, place, and date of death, age
Order of information: Forenames, surname, unit, relationship, manner, place, and date of death, age
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- 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 - Responsibility
- The Parochioal Church Council
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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