Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
South Holland
Town
Donington
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
97362

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Current location

North of A52 through large green gates
Donington Old Cemetery
Off Bicker Road (A52)
Donington
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE11 4XP
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 20746 36097
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Pointed trefoil arched headstone with a clasped hand design centre top of the stone with incised writing picked out in black. It sits at the top of a large kerbed plot with gravel infill and a flower holder at centre bottom.
Inscription
IN/ (hand motiff)/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ ELIZA ANN TAYLOR/ DIED JULY 29. 1922/ AGED 63 YEARS./ PEACE, PERFECT PEACE./ ALSO OF ELIZA ANN,/ BELOVED WIFE OF ABOVE/ DIED AUG 28TH 1947/ AGED 88 YEARS./ RE-UNITED/ ALSO OF EDWARD/ SON OF THE ABOVE/ KILLED IN ACTION, IN FRANCE/ OCTR. 12. 1917/ AGED 25 YEARS/ R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Taylor, Edward
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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: Surname forename, how died, where died, date of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c75mm, height c1350mm, width c720mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Kerb stone
    Measurements: depth c2100mm, height c150mm, width c1800mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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