Memorial

T A Leigh

Addition to gravestone

Source: Copyright Fred Scales

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Current Location

North of church, St Mary the Virgin Church, Speldhurst Hill, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0NN, England

TQ 55310 41530

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 72195
Description: Upright gravestone with ogee shoulders and round top.
Inscription: In memory of / IVY MARY LEIGH / WHO DIED MAY 17TH 1918 / AGED 12 YEARS / SWEET LITTLE FLOWER NIPPED IN THE BUD. / NO CARE OR SORROW KNEW. / CAME JUST TO WIN A PARENTS LOVE, / THEN TO HER SAVIOUR FLEW. / Also THOMAS A. LEIGH / P. O. OF HMS ALERT / WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / SEPT 24TH 1916 AGED 31 YEARS / INTERRED AT BASRA MESOPOTAMIA / Also THOMAS LEIGH / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 26TH MAR 1920 / AGED 60 YEARS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames surname, rank, ship, cause of death, date of death, age at death, place of interment

Gravestone

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown