Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Vale of White Horse
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
92591

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Current location

Church Yard to the left of Church
beside the path.
Catholic Church of Our Lady & St Edmund
1 Radley Road
Abingdon
Vale of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 3PL
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 50040 97595
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A chamfered black stone side kerb to the family grave. Lettering in lead. The main headstone in the form of simple cross, set on a plinth, with Gloucesters Regimental badge in relief at top of cross. main inscription on the plinth.
Inscription
Main Inscription: HENRY/ FREDERICK TOMPSON/ GLOCS REGT & LIEUT. ATPC/ AGED 43/ HE UPHELD/ HIS REGIMENTAL TRADITIONS/ DIED APRIL 17TH 1950/ THROUGH WAR SERVICE/ SINGAPORE, KOREA 1942 - 45/ SLEEP WELL BELOVED/ INCOMPARABLE HUSBAND. Side kerb: AND HIS BROTHERS JOHN KILLED IN ACTION IN IRAQ MAY 1941 AGED 30/ EDWARD DIED OF WOUNDS BURMA MARCH 1942 AGED 29
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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