Able Seaman E M Hitchen - Family Headstone

Inscription:
In ever loving remembrance of / Walter Charles, /
The beloved son of George Major & Sarah / Jane Hitchen, /
Who died Feby 7th 1920, / Aged 24 years. /
Also Ezra Major, their son / Who fell in action in France, /
April 28th 1917, Aged 27 years. / Their memory like the ivy clings. /
Also the above named / Sarah Jane Hitchen / Who died July 19th 1933,
Aged 67 years. / also the above named /George Major Hitchen /
Who died Feby 9th 1947, Aged 84 years. / Re-united //

Headstone Location:
U/C 6, 989A
Wombwell Cemetery, S73 8HY, South Yorkshire.
Ezra is not buried within this grave. His last known resting place remains unknown.

Memorials that commemorate Ezra M Hitchen include:
St. Mary's Church War Memorial, Park Street, Wombwell, South Yorks.
Arras Memorial, Bay 1, France.

Links for Ezra Major Hitchen:
Casualty Details - CWGC.org
Headstone at findagrave.com
Bio at Wombwell soldiers remembered

Read and help build Ezra Major Hitchen's life story at:
Livesofthefirstworldwar.org