Joseph is remembered on his parents' gravestone |
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Photograph taken by Wayne Bywater in April 2018
Grave Location and Inscription:
H 339
In Loving Memory / of / Mary Ann / The beloved wife of / Joseph Swift / Who died June 15th 1902, / Aged 49 years. / Also Ernest / Son of the above, / who died February 26th 1886 / Aged 7 months. / Also of the above named / Joseph Swift / Who died March 10th 1929, / aged 80 years. / Also of Joseph their son, / Husband of Agnes Swift, / Who was Killed in Action / In France May 27th 1918, / Aged 34 years. / Peace Perfect Peace //
Read more about Joseph on Barnsley Soldiers Remembered
Joseph is remembered on the Soissons Memorial in France and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
B&DWM #BAR07/84
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