Memorial

G E Moles

George Edward Moles

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

Entering the Cemetery from the Eastfield Road Gate, it is just before the roundabout, on the left sideof the tarmac path., Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4DD, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 19696 99430

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 70101
Description: Arch-topped stone, with five carved stars above a roundel of carved foliage. The inscription is in lead lettering.
Inscription: THY WILL BE DONE/ In Loving Memory of/ ABRAHAM,/ THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF/ MARY MOLES,/ DIED NOVR 15TH 1915, AGED 76./ "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE"/ ALSO OF/ MARY, HIS BELOVED WIFE,/ DIED MAY 1ST 1925, AGED 82./ "AT REST"/ AND GEORGE EDWARD MOLES, THEIR GRANDSON,/ H.M.S. MONMOUTH/ SUNK IN THE PACIFIC NOV: 1: 1914/ AGED 19 YEARS/ "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Name of ship, date and place of death, age.
Additional Information: CWGC records that Musician George Edward Mole of the Royal Marine Band, service number RMB/1799, died 1/11/1914 in the Battle of Coronel. He is commemorated on Panel 6 of Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

History

Sponsor Type: private

Conservation

Components

Gravestone

Height: 960

Width: 600

Depth: 70

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good