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
97368

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: TF 20728 36121
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large kerbed plot now almost level with the ground, at the head of which is a gothic headstone with low shoulders and incised inscription. Top centre is a raised IHS motif surrounded by ivy set in a recess.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of/ IHS/ JOSEPH STEEL,/ AGED 78 YEARS./ DIED FEBY 17TH 1922, AGED 78 YEARS./ ALSO OF/ ANN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE,/ DIED FEBY 9TH 1912,/ AGED 59 YEARS./ ALSO OF/ JOHN ROBERT,/ SON OF THE ABOVE,/ KILLED IN ACTION AUG. 4TH 1916,/ AGED 23 YEARS./ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN./ CLARKE/ SLEAFORD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Steel, John Robert
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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, forenames, date of death, age at death, how died, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth c75mm, height c1350mm, width c720mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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