Memorial

Lance Corporal H Allemby

Allemby family gravestone

Source: Copyright Pete Schofield (Barnsley War Memorials Project)

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Current Location

Plot J, Number 333, Barnsley Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Barnsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1XH, England

SE 35335 05666

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 72215
Description: Grey speckled medium sized stone on high stepped base. Scroll top and bottom to text panel 'resting' on angled solid background. A carved raised rose and foliage appears above the text which is grey lead lettering, mostly intact but some discoloured white. Commemorates one WW1 soldier and his parents.
Inscription: In Loving Memory of / WALTER / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / MARY ALLEMBY / WHO DIED NOVR 5TH 1913 / AGED 44 YEARS / ALSO OF L CPL HAROLD ALLEMBY / 14TH Y&L REG / ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN / FRANCE JULY 1ST 1916, AGED 20 YEARS / MISSED / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED MARY ALLEMBY / WHO DIED DECR 1ST 1934 / AGED 67 YEARS.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, Forname, Surname, Battalion, Regiment, date of death, place of death

Gravestone

Made from: Stoneware

Condition: Good