Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- West Lancashire
- Town
- Newburgh
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 94546
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- Previous locations
- Christ Church Churchyard
Course Lane
Newburgh
West Lancashire
Lancashire
WN8 7UB
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 48151 10361
Denomination: Church of England
- Christ Church Churchyard
- Description
- A small, flat stone memorial tablet in the form of an open book, set upright beside the sandstone headstone of the Draper/ Melling family. The inscription is incised.
- Inscription
- In Loving Memory of/ Richard/ Melling/ 1.6.191 8 -13.12.1941/ Lost at Sea/ ....
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Melling, Richard
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, dates of birth and death, manner of death
Order of information: As above
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The Parochial 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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