Memorial

Corporal W Hooton

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: 110244
Description: Sandstone Celtic cross with Celtic decoration and the Christogram IHS carved at the crossing, on a tapered shaft mounted on a battered plinth, which carries the incised inscription.
Inscription: .../ And of our dear son/ Cpl. William Hooton,/ who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in France,/ Sep 26th 1916, Aged 25 years./ A little while, then reunited.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Relationship, rank, forename, surname, manner, location, and date of death, age

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good