Loughborough Cemetery - Loughborough

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: Charnwood
  • Parish: Loughborough

Family headstone for Josiah Gilbert who was killed in the zeppelin raid on Loughborough on 31st January 1916 aged 49, leaving a wife and child behind him.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Gravestone, Family Ref: WMP2208 Other Designation: Conservation Area Verification Required: No Information Sources: Lcc 2012 Special Categories: Civilians

Location

Loughborough Cemetery - Loughborough
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Inscription Reads

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
JOSIAH GILBERT
KILLED IN AIR RAID
JAN 31ST 1916
AGED 49 YEARS
WE KNOW NOT TO DAY WHAT TO
MORROW MAY BRING FORTH
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH
ALSO OF
SARAH HIS WIFE
DIED APRIL 15TH 1942
AGED 71 YEARS
SORROW VANQUISHED LABOUR ENDED
JORDAN PAST

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Gilbert - Josiah 31/01/1916
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