Memorial

Private W Melling

The headstone

Source: David Long

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Current Location

Heaton Cemetery , B6202 Tudor Avenue/ Gilnow Road , Heaton , Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 4LH , England

SD 69910 08895

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 110022
Description: Portland stone family headstone with scooped top, dropped shoulders, and grapes carved in a frieze under the arch. The inscription is leaded.
Inscription: .../ Also their son/ Pte. Walter Melling,/ LNL Regt./ Killed in Action in France/ August 11th 1917,/ Aged 21 years./ ...

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Relationship, rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, country, and date of death, age
Order of names: As above

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good