Thorpe Road Cemetery - Melton Mowbray

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: Melton
  • Parish: Melton Mowbray

White family gravestone with leaded lettering and decorative carved head.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Gravestone, Family Ref: WMP1714 Other Designation: No Information Sources: Cwgc, RK Website Links: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_deta...

Location

Thorpe Road Cemetery - Melton Mowbray
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Inscription Reads

IN
LOVING
MEMORY OF
SEAMAN GUNNER
GEORGE EDWARD FLINT
OF HMS SWIFTSURE
SON OF
JAMES & EMMA FLINT
INVALIDED HOME FROM THE DARDANELLES
JUNE 1915, DIED
FEB 8TH 1916
AGED 27 YEARS
�??I WAS BRITISH�?�
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
ALSO JAMES, FATHER OF THE ABOVE
DIED OCT 17TH 1929
AGED 69 YEARS
AT REST

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Flint - George Edward Seaman Gunner Royal Navy - Hms Victory 08/02/1916
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