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    Memorial

    Lieutenant E Morton

    Gravestone

    Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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    Current Location

    Gravestone 1S211, Preston Quarter (Whitehaven) Cemetery, B5345, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 9HU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NX 97503 16603

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    Type of Memorial
    Addition to gravestone
    WMR Reference Number
    60227
    Description
    Addition to family gravestone which is a Latin cross on a 3 stage base
    Inscription
    .... ALSO LIEUT ERIC MORTON/ROYAL ENGINEERS/THEIR YOUNGEST SON/DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE/AIGUST 26TH 1918 AGED 26 YEARS
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Sponsor Type
    other

    Components

    Gravestone

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • CWGC Entry-http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/57767/MORTON, ERIC