Memorial

St Aidan, Billinge - Gunner T Makin

The gravestone

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

St Aidan's churchyard, Main Street, Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, WN5 7LA, England

SD 53348 00733

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 91473
Description: A lancet-arched sandstone headstone with a floral motif at the apex. The inscription panel has a trefoil outline at the top, above which roses are carved within the arch. The inscription is incised.
Inscription: .../ Also Gnr. Thomas Makin RFA/ the beloved son of the above/ who died through wounds received/ in action in France April 18th 1918/ Aged 27 years./ ....

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, initial, surname, unit, relationship, manner, country, and date of death, age
Order of names: Rank, forename, initial, surname, unit, relationship, manner, country, and date of death, age

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good