Memorial

G F Allen

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Current Location

Grave plot uD 410,, Welford Road Cemetery, Welford Road, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7LH, England

SK 59086 02946

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 37604
Description: Addition to family gravestone. Polished black granite, apex-headed headstone. Incised inscription.
Inscription: (Headstone) : IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ FLORENCE/ THE BELOVED WIFE OF/ ALFRED FREDERICK ALLEN,/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ OCT. 2ND 1914,/ AGED 45 YEARS./ A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER AND FRIEND,/ ONE OF THE BEST GOD COULD SEND./ ALSO IN TENDER LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGE FREDERICK / SON OF THE ABOVE / 1/4TH. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT. / WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING OCT. 13TH. 1915 / AFTER THE STORMING OF THE HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT, / AGED 23 YEARS. / HE ANSWERED THE CALL, GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / (Step) : "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE."

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional

Gravestone

Height: c 2660 mm

Width: c 1000 mm

Depth: c 1000 mm

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good