Thorpe Road Cemetery - Melton Mowbray

World War I

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

Grey stone headstone. Likely for WW1 soldier, though not confirmed.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Gravestone, Family Ref: WMP1457 Other Designation: No Verification Required: YES Information Sources: RK

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Thorpe Road Cemetery - Melton Mowbray
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Inscription Reads

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
GEORGE WILLIAM
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
VIOLET MAY
AND SON OF
JANE AND WILLIAM GUNBY
WHO DIED
FEB 22ND 1917
AGED 23 YEARS
IN HEALTH AND STRENGTH HE LEFT HIS HOME
NOT THINKING DEATH SO NEAR
IT PLEASED THE LORD TO BID HIM COME
AND IN HIS SIGHT APPEAR
ALSO JANE
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
WILLIAM GUNBY
WHO PASSED AWAY NOV 4TH 1918
AGED 55 YEARS
...
ALSO WILLIAM GUNBY
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED SEPT 23RD 1928
AGED 72 YEARS

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Gunby - George William 22/02/1917
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