Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
East Lindsey
Town
Horncastle
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
94224

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Current location

LFHS G14
Horncastle Cemetery
Boston Road. [A153]
Horncastle
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN9 6BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 26376 68608
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin cross on three steps and concrete foundation
Inscription
Front In Loving Memory / of / James Isle / Born At Crowle / 12th July 1833 / Died 11th April 1907 / Also of / Mary Elizabeth / His Wife / Died 28th July 1929 / Aged 81 Years. Left Also / of / Elizabeth Wife of / James Collinson Isle / Died June 10th 1935 / Also of James Collinson Isle / Died Nov 12th 1946 / Aged 72 Years / Very Deeply Loved. Rear In Loving Memory / of / Elizabeth Mary (Bessie) / Daughter of / James And Mary E. Isle / Born 2nd March1881. Died 6th January 1889. Right Also / of / William Collinson Isle Lieut. / 7th South Staffs Regt. / Mortally Wounded on Burnt Hill / Gallipoli August 9th 1915 / August 13th, Buried at East Mudros / Aged 36 Years
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Isle, William Collinson
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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