The theme for Day 2 of 31 Days of Graves is Died Abroad. As yesterday’s post, all the featured headstones can be found in the old part of the Leicester Road cemetery. Apart from the brilliant white photograph of the memorial to Herbert Goulden, which was taken in 2014, the photographs were taken in 2026. Let’s begin with Goulden who was in the Royal Navy.
The memorial takes
the form of an anchor against rocks, standing on a plinth. I do not know what
the E.13 means, but the base bears the name of the stonemason who made the
memorial – Penfold, of Quorn. The inscription reads:
Sacred
To the memory
of
Herbert
Goulden
Signalman in
R.N.
Killed at Saltholm
Denmark
Aug 19th
1915, aged 18 years
“God’s will be done!”
The first
picture shows the memorial stone next to one of a more usual size and shape,
just for context. The second photograph is the one taken in 2014. There is more information about Herbert on the Loughborough Roll of Honour.
The next memorial is to Gilbert Samuel, who died during the Second World War. Here’s the inscription:
To the dear
memory of our son
Gilbert Samuel
Who was
killed in action in Africa, Nov 28th 1942
Aged 19 years
Beautiful
memories silently treasured
One of the best God could give
Initially, I thought there were some letters missing from the following memorial, but after I did a little research, I discovered that this person’s name really was Ion. According to the ‘Leicester Daily Mercury’ of 6 September 1923, Ion
“was born on June 11, 1882, and was educated at Mr Upton’s school, Loughborough, and afterwards at the Grammar School. He studied for three years at the Engineering Technical College, Mannheim. He was then one year at the A.E.G., Rugby, and three years in Berlin.
In connection with his firm’s English department he dealt with huge contracts with China, Formosa, and other Eastern parts. He had the full confidence of his firm, who treated him very generously during his whole term, and granted him two year’s home leave after the war.
Determined to help his country in the war, he was frequently rejected for the army on account of his eyesight, but eventually he got through, only to land at New York on his way home on Armistice Day.”
Ion’s death during an earthquake in Japan at lunchtime on 1st September 1923, was reported in the same newspaper:
“News was received in Loughborough yesterday that Mr Ion L. Gimson, the eldest son of Mr Edwin A. Gimson, of Forest Road, had perished in the earthquake in Japan, Mr Gimson had been in that country several years as the representative of a British firm.
Deceased, who was 41 years of age, was an electrical engineer, with the firm of Okure and Co., London. He had represented the firm in Tokyo for 14 years, and was previously with the firm at Berlin. He resided in Yokohama, his office being in Tokyo. At the time of the disaster his wife was away at the seaside, and thus escaped.”
Ion’s wife, Ada Amelia, returned to Britain on 29th October 1923.
The inscription on the memorial reads (that of his wife is more difficult to read):
Ion Livingston
Gimson
Born at
Loughborough 11th June 1882
Died at
Yokohama 1st September 1923
He giveth his
beloved sleep
Ada Amelia
wife ??
Died 2nd June
1971
Aged 84 years
Two sons of Loughborough’s town clerk, Harry Perkins, also died abroad. Their memorial says:
In
Loving memory
Norman George
Perkins, R.N.V.R.
Youngest son
of
Harry &
Phoebe Perkins
Who died at
the Royal Naval Hospital
South Queensferry
June 23rd 1919
Aged 19 years
Also of
Albert Perkins 2nd Lieut. M.G.G.
Second son of
the above and beloved husband of
Marjorie Mary
Perkins
Who fell in
action October 4th 1917
Aged 27 years
More detailed
information about Norman George, and Albert is available on the Loughborough Roll of Honour.
I could have posted some of these memorials above under the theme of Military, but there are plenty of different ones to share for that particular theme.
I hope you found these memorials interesting. Do pop back again tomorrow, for memorials on a different theme!
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