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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Clanchy Family Grave And Info Great Marlow "Died for King and Country"

 


This grave in Holy Trinity churchyard is quite faded and contains a large crack across the centre. Photo from September 2020.

Grave is for Edith Ellen Clanchy who died March 12th 1909 age 54, and her husband James who died July 14 1920 age 64 along with their two sons who died in the Great War / WW1 Sherry and James.

Sherry died May 14 191(5?)

age 26, 

James died November 20 1918 age 32. 


"Died for King and Country" 

Rest of inscription reads - "Until the day breaks, when shadows flee" 

Edith and James Senior moved to Marlow from their native Hampshire. 

 Sherry was a gardener while James junior became a printer. James Senior was a gas fitter.


1901 census entry from Family search International ran by the LDS. Accessed online September 2020.

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