Personal information about Douglas John Salway

Please note that this person is not acutally buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, but is remembered here on a Family grave or memorial.

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War Memorial

Douglas John Salway is not buried in Newtown Road Cemetery.
However a war memorial was erected by family members so that they could honour the memory of their loved one who was killed overseas in the service of their country.

Name: Douglas John Salway
Service: 2nd Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
service number: 22121
Rank: Private
Date of death: 08/08/1916
Age at death: 20
Other information: Son of John and Lucy Salway, of 24, Newtown Rd., Newbury, Berks. Killed at the Somme, France
Link to Commonwealth War Grave Commission entry Click Here
Link to West Berkshire Memorials entry Click Here

 

Memorial Details

Name on Memorial:
   Douglas John SALWAY
Date of death:
   09 August 1916
Age at death:
   20
Gender:
   Male
   
Memorial type:
   Cross on tiered pedestal & 3 kerbstones
Construction Material:
   Limestone
     
Inscription:
   Top tier east facing: In Loving Memory of/ John Salway Middle tier east facing: died March 17 1920 aged 69./ Also of William John/ born Nov. 6 1889/ died Nov. 30 1889. 3rd tier east facing: Also of Douglas John/ Killed on Active Service Aug. 9 1916/ aged 20 years./ Sons of the above. 1st tier north facing: Also of Lucy Middle tier north facing: wife of John Salway 3rd tier north facing: who died March 27th. 1939.
     
Condition of memorial:
   Good. Inlaid text
Pattison location code:
   LS30
Other Notes:
     Mrs. P. transcribed additional 2 lines (now missing) as Linda Gladys Salway/ who died Oct. 29 1972/ aged 80 years
     
Date monument recorded:
   09 August 2014
Monument recorder:
   D Duff
 
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Other people list on this memorial

John SALWAY
William John SALWAY
Lucy SALWAY
Linda Gladys SALWAY

 

 

Obituaries and Newspaper announcements

Salway
Article source:    Newbury weekly News
Date of source:    05 October 1916
Copyright:    © Newbury weekly News

Transcription:

  

SALWAY-Aug. 8, killed in action, the dearly loved and only son of John and Lucy Salway of the Uplands, Newbury, aged 20 years.
This obituary entry is awaiting verification.
 
 

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