Memorial

Weaste Cemetery - Gnr. G Lewis

The gravestone

Source: Copyright Friends of Weaste Cemeteries

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Current Location

Weaste Cemetery, Plot 36.1234, Cemetery Road, Weaste, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5NR, England

SJ 80035 98124

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 95691
Description: Lancet arched sandstone headstone with cutaway sides, and a carving of flowers above the incised inscription.
Inscription: In Loving Memory of/ Gunner George Lewis, RGA/ Died of Wounds April 12th 1917,/ and Buried in France, Aged 23 years./ Greater love hath no man than this./ ....

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit, manner and date of death, burial details, age.
Order of names: As above

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

The Friends of Salford Cemeteries have compiled information relating to those commemorated in the City’s Cemeteries here: http://www.spanglefish.com/fourcemeteriesandawar/index.asp