Memorial

Ss Peter and Paul Ormskirk - Signaller H Cory and Captain H C Carr

The family gravestone

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

Ss Peter and Paul Churchyard, Church Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, Lancashire, L39 3RD, England

SD 41179 08413

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 94153
Description: Tall, trefoil arched sandstone headstone with cutaway sides and incised inscription.
Inscription: .../ In Proud and Loving Memory of/ Horace Cory,/ Sigr. LNL Rgt., the delay loved and only/ child of Horace A and Edith Cory,/ and grandson of the above, who was/ Killed at Fromicourt 23rd March 1918/ Aged 21 years./ Also of John Cory Carr,/ Captain 2-6th KLR grandson of the/ above, Killed in Action 20th October/ 1918, Aged 29 years./ Buried in Blandain Churchyard Belgium/ ....

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Forenames, surnames, ranks, unit, relationships, manner and date of death, place of death or burial

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good