Memorial
Chief Engine Room Artificer C. W. Ford
Current Location
St. Margaret's Churchyard, Fore Street, Northam, Torridge, Devon, EX39 1JL, England
OS Grid Reference
SS 44859 29049
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 52260
- Description
- Addition to original and new replacement family gravestones.
- Inscription
- New replacement gravestone : IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / ANNIE / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / CHARLES W. FORD R.N. / AND DAUGHTER OF / LIEUT. & MRS. NEWCOMBE, / WHO DIED FEB. 1911, / AGED 34 YEARS. / * / ALSO / CHARLES WALTER / FORD / CHIEF E.R.A. R.N. / DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND / OF THE ABOVE / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / ON H.M.S. DEFENCE / IN THE JUTLAND BATTLE / MAY 31ST 1916 / AGED 38 YEARS / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS *Original gravestone by wall, includes the verse "PEACE PERFECT PEACE" before the word "ALSO" and other minor line spacings.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Forenames, surname, rank, service type, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
- Order of names
- Forenames, surname, rank, service type, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
- Sponsor Type
- private
Components
- Gravestone
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good