Memorial

W S Freeman

Walter Sydney Freeman

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

Section 2, Eastfield Cemetery, 371, Eastfield Road, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4RE, England

OS Grid Reference

TF 20616 00749

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 100422
Description: Stone cross on a three-stepped base, standing on a family grave. The incised inscription is on the upper two steps.
Inscription: Top step: IN/ LOVING MEMORY/ OF Middle step: WALTER SYDNEY FREEMAN/ 3 NORTHANTS REGT/ DIED OF WOUNDS 19 DEC. 1918/ AGED 21 YEARS/ AT REST

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, Regiment, manner of death, date of death, age

History

Sponsor Type: private

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 1070mm

Width: 530mm

Depth: 130mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 170mm

Width: 360mm

Depth: 310mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 190mm

Width: 560mm

Depth: 500mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Steps

Height: 170mm

Width: 770mm

Depth: 710mm

Made from: Stone - Limestone

Condition: Good

Further Information

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's record of Private Walter Sydney Freeman, 59757, who died on 1/12/1918 serving in the 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France, can be found at https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/517637/w-s-freeman/ (They record him as ' Foster son of Mary Ann Mears, of 359, Gladstone St., Peterborough').