Memorial

Gunner W Pennington

Gravestone

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

South side of churchyard, St Cuthbert's Church, Kirkby In Furness, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA17 7TG, England

SD 23380 82199

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 76348
Description: Addition to family gravestone
Inscription: ... ALSO OF WILLIAM PENNINGTON/GUNNER RGA/YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE/WHO WAS KILLED BY GAS POISONING/AUGUST 11TH 1917 AGED 29 YEARS/INTERRED AT OUITERSTEENE BAILLIEUL

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age, place of burial

Maker(s): Fairbairn & Hull, Mason
Maintenance History: Writing difficult to read due to lichen and lack of contrast (23/06/2026)

Gravestone

Height: 1340mm

Width: 700mm

Depth: 100mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

CWGC Citation-https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/42489/pennington,-/
“St. Cuthbert’s Kirkby Ireleth Churchyard Inscriptions”, published by History of Kirkby Group, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9556662-1-6 p. 60 Reference AQ1 therein.
https://www.history-of-kirkby.org/ History of Kirkby Group