Part of a gravestone recording the death in 1916 in France of a soldier called Fredrick Wilson.

A gravestone with the inscription: In affectionate remembrance of ALFRED ROYSTON dearly loved & only son of FREDERICK & MAUD WILSON who passed away Sep 23rd 1915 aged 4 years & 11 months Also of the above FREDERICK dearly beloved husband of MAUD WILSON who died of wounds received in action in France May 8 1916 aged 47 years Soon shall come the great awaking Soon the rending of the tomb Then the scattering of all shadows And the end of toil and gloom Also of the above MAUD who died July 21 1963 aged 90 years Dearly loved Also BEATRICE DOROTHY beloved daughter of the above (buried 12.10.1972 aged 64)

#31DaysofGraves tomb #WalkleyCemetery (Sheffield)

Cpl Fredrick Wilson R.F.A. A veteran who re-enlisted. He'd been working as a postman

"Soon shall come the great awaking
Soon the rending of the #tomb .."

From 'Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow,' a Danish hymn translated by Sabine Baring-Gould

Part of a grey gravestone, with trees behind. The top of the stone has carvings of bunches of flowers and a scroll with the words 'Thy will be done'.

An old photo of a warship.

#31DaysofGraves day 2 #Nautical . Stoker 1st class Clarence Taylor died in the sinking of the battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Of the crew of 1,286 only 20 survived. Clarence is commemorated on a family grave in #WalkleyCemetery #Sheffield

Part of a fallen memorial stone cross with a chrysanthemum and a pigeon carved in relief.

I photograph from a newspaper, in a circular frame, showing a smiling, elderly man with a bushy moustache and a Derby style hat tipped back on his head.

A memorial on a grave made from grey stone. There is an inscribed pedestal with three levels. A cross has fallen from the top of the pedestal and has been placed neatly within the kerb stones. There is a large empty stone vase.

#31DaysOfGraves day 1 #flower. As well as being a #Sheffield grinder and a publican, Jimmy Harrison was a renowned grower (and judge) of incurved varieties of chrysanthemums He also raced pigeons. #WalkleyCemetery #SheffieldBurialGrounds