Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Epsom And Ewell
Town
Headley
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
96701

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Current location

Access road to church next to The Cock Inn
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Road
Headley
Epsom And Ewell
Surrey
KT18 6LE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 20505 54854
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large plain, rectangular memorial currently comprising a wide step with two plinths declining in size. Apparent damage to the top plinth suggests it may have originally been a cross. Dedications in white raised capital script.
Inscription
Dedication on top plinth: IN MEMORY OF / HARRY ESMOND READ / ONLY SON OF HENRY READ / LINCOLNSHIRE YEOMANRY ATTD RFC / KILLED IN AERIAL COMBAT OVER / GREVECOEUR AUG 10TH 1917 / AGED 25 YEARS / BURIED IN FRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Read, Harry Esmond
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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, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Family memorial
Responsibility
St Mary the Virgin

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