Memorial

St Michael's Croston - Private R Alty

The gravestone

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

St Michael's Churchyard Extension, Church Street (A581)/ Carr Lane, Croston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR26 9HA, England

SD 48987 18302

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 98578
Description: Triangular arched sandstone headstone with cutaway sides and the words At Rest incised within a roundel supported by ivy leaves above the incised inscription.
Inscription: .../ Also Pte. Richard Alty, their son of the LNL Regt. Died/ of Wounds Received in Action/ in France Oct. 26th 1917,./ Aged 34 years./ ....

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

Gravestone

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good