Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Rhymney Valley
Town
Caerffili/Caerphilly
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91286

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Current location

Penyrheol Cemetery
Mill Road
Caerffili/Caerphilly
Rhymney Valley
Mid Glamorgan
CF83 2NX
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 14276 88143
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Family monument consisting of kerbs inscribed on their inner faces with posts at the corners.
Inscription
In Loving/ Memory of/ .../ ALSO OF ERNEST HENRY BALSOM, THEIR SON/ WHO WAS KILLED IN FRANCE,/ AUG 30TH 1918, AGED 24 YEARS./ ...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balsom, Ernest Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, place of death, date of death and age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth 2150mm, height c 400mm, width 900mm
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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