Memorial

L/Cpl A W Few

L/Cpl Alec W Few gravestone addition - inscription.

Source: Mike Guttridge

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Current Location

Gravestone was once a cross on a 3-stepped base, but the cross has been toppled and is now laid on the grave., Devizes Cemetery, Couch Lane, Devizes, Kennet, Wiltshire, SN10 2DE, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 00450 61913

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 108668
Description: Addition to gravestone of his parents, Elijah and Adelaide Few. Gravestone was once a cross on a 3-stepped base, but the cross has been toppled and is now laid on the grave. Lettering is leaded.
Inscription: In/Loving Memory/of/ELIJAH FEW/FELL ASLEEP NOV 15TH 1923/AGED 73./AND OF ADELAIDE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE,/AT REST MAY 2ND 1927, AGED 80./"GOD IS LOVE"/ /ALSO OF/L.CPL ALEC W FEW/ROYAL FUSILIERS./KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/MARCH 13TH 1915, AGED 27.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, full names, service unit, how died, country of death, date of death, age at death.

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Gravestone

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good