Memorial
Peel Cemetery - R S G Shimmin
The marker in front of the family headstone
Source: Copyright David Long
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Current Location
Kirk German New Cemetery, Douglas Road, Peel, Peel, Isle of Man, IM5 1RD, Isle of Man
OS Grid Reference
SC 25336 83008
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 98271
- Description
- Separate small rectangular granite marker with incised inscription, set in front of the family headstone.
- Inscription
- In Memory of/ Robert Stanley Gawne/ (Robin)/ Shimmin/ 13.4.1906 - 18.1.1942/ Buried at Sea (Indian Ocean)/ HMS Corfu
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Forenames, nickname, surname, dates of birth and death, burial details, unit
- Order of names
- As above
- Custodian
- The Burial Authority
Components
- Gravestone
Made from: Granite
Condition: Good