Memorial

St Paul, Goose Green - Coder J Hargreaves

The gravestone

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

St Paul's churchyard, St Pauls Road, Goose Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 5LH, England

SD 56799 03719

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 91419
Description: An elaborate sandstone headstone on a shaped base, with pilasters in the form of church windows supporting the shoulders of a slightly arched central panel bearing the incised inscription.
Inscription: .../ Also Coder John Hargreaves RN/ Their beloved son/ Who lost his life at sea in/ HMS Cossack/ October 23rd 1941, Aged 30 years./ ....

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit, relationship, manner, and date of death, age
Order of names: Rank, forename, surname, unit, relationship, manner, and date of death, age

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good