Memorial
Sapper J Varley
The headstone
Source: David Long
1/1
Current Location
Preston Old Cemetery , Miller Road , Preston , Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4SY , England
OS Grid Reference
SD 56493 30448
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 113114
- Description
- Trefoil arched sandstone headstone with scrolled shoulders carved as ferns, and with grapes and leaves carved within a trefoil above the blacked incised inscription.
- Inscription
- .../ Also of the son/ Sapper James Varley, 2/2 WLDRE/ Killed in Action at Ypres Dec 28th 1916/ And was Interred at Vlamertinghe, Belgium/ Aged 21 years./ "He fought and died for those he loved"/ "Always in our memory."/ ....
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Relationship, rank, forename, surname, unit, manner, location, and date of death, age, burial details
- Maker(s)
Ceremonies
- Custodian
- Preston City Council
Components
- Gravestone
Made from: Stone - Sandstone
Condition: Good