Photo: Jack Turton
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson, of Bridge Rd., Cornforth, West Cornforth, Co. Durham.
In Holy Trinity Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:-
In
Loving memory of
Richard
beloved husband of Mary Ann Nelson
who died Jan. 21st 1923 aged 50 years
Also of the above
Mary Ann Nelson
died Sept. 5th 1946 aged 72 years
And of their son Richard Henry
who fell in action in France
January 16th 1918 aged 23 years.