Inscription:
In Affectionate Remembrance / Of / Elizabeth / The beloved wife of /
Albert Gelder, of New Wombwell / Who died December 10th 1889 /
Aged 29 years / Also Alfred son of the above / Who died April 24th 1889 /
Aged 5 months / Also Ethel daughter of / Albert and Mary Gelder /
Who died Sept. 5th 1896 / Aged 6 weeks / Also of Mary Gelder /
The beloved wife of the above / Who died July 17th 1912 / Aged 45 years /
Also the above named / Albert Gelder / Who died February 26th 1933 / Aged 66 years //
Also their son / Pte Herbert Gelder / 10th K.O.Y.L.I. killed in France / October 4th 1917 /
Aged 20 years. //
Headstone location:
U/C 3. 4363, Wombwell Cemetery, South Yorkshire.
Herbert is not interred within this grave.
Other memorials that commemorate Herbert Gelder include:
St. Mary's Church War Memorial, Park Street, Wombwell
Tyne Cot memorial, Panel 108 to 111, Belgium
Wesleyan Chapel memorial tablet, Park Street, Wombwell
Service details:
Private Herbert Gelder, 42268, 10th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Links:
CWGC.org - Casualty Details
LFWW - Life Story
FindaGrave.com - Headstone (U.K)
FindaGrave.com - Memorial (France)
