Chris Caul Posted 7 November , 2004 Share Posted 7 November , 2004 In a village graveyard near where I live there is a family gravestone that has an inscription for an Ernest Chadderton "who gave his life for his country Jan 25th 1922". Normally this means died in military service, and I'm assuming it in this case as well. The cut-off date for ww1 was I believe 1921 and he's not on the cwgc website. Can anyone shed any light as to where he could have died. Thanks, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted 8 November , 2004 Share Posted 8 November , 2004 The cwgc rules would not apply to a family gravestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 8 November , 2004 Share Posted 8 November , 2004 CWGC rules do apply to all war graves. However, the cut of date for CWGC recognition for WW1 is 31.08.21 and so this person would not qualify for war grave status. The relatives obviously felt that his demise was due to service somewhere - possibly during the war or afterwards. The fact that he is buried in the UK suggests death on home service (possibly in Ireland). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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