Memorial

Stoker First Class A H Rowley

The vase and stand within the kerbed grave space

Source: David Long

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Current Location

Warrington Cemetery , Manchester Road , Warrington , Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 3BG , England

SJ 62051 88904

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 109127
Description: Black pottery flower vase on a battered base, with incised inscription, set within the family's sandstone kerbed grave space.
Inscription: In Loving Memory of/ Our dear son/ Albert H Rowley/ 1st Class Stoker/ HMS Swift/ Killed in Action/ June 24th 1944,/ and was Buried at Sea/ Aged 20 years./ "Too dearly loved/ to be forgotten."

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Relationship, forename, initial, surname, rank, vessel, date of death, burial details, age
Order of names: As above

Vase

Made from: Ceramic

Condition: At Risk