Memorial

Seaman A P Lindley

The headstone

Source: David Long

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Current Location

St Stephen Kearsley Moor Churchyard , Junction, Manchester Road (A666) and Bent Spur Road , Kearsley , Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 8QL, England

SD 75473 04659

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 107803
Description: Sandstone family headstone in the form of a scroll mounted between pyramid-topped pilasters, with incised inscription.
Inscription: .../ Also Seaman Arthur/ Platt Lindley,/ Son of the above,/ of HMS Defence, which/ was Sunk in Action at/ Jutland, May 31st 1916,/ Aged 22 years./ "Greater love hath no man/ than this, that he lay down/ his life for his friends."/ ....

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, relationship, manner, place, and date of death, age
Order of names: As above

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good