Second Lieutenant Alfred Edward Flaxman - Olympian - Family Headstone

Second Lieutenant Alfred Edward Flaxman,  died on the First day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916. His body was never recovered but he is remembered on his parent's grave in Wombwell cemetery, nr Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 8JE.

This headstone was difficult to transcribe due to weathering making the inscription in part eligible.

Front inscription:
Sacred to the Memory / Of /
Harriet ?? ?? /
Also of / Her husband / Alfred Edward Flaxman M.A/ Rector of Wombwell ?? /
Born October 2? ???? / Died October ? ???? /
Side inscription:
Their elder son / 2nd Lieut Alfred Edward / Flaxman /
Amateur champion Hammer / Thrower & Pole(?) Jumper  /
Born October 1st 1879 / Killed in action July 1st 1916 /
and whose grave is not known / Loving and beloved.

Headstone Location:
Con 11, 1204, Wombwell Cemetery, S73 8JE.

Burial Location:
Unknown, body never recovered.

Service Details:
2nd Lieut. Alfred Edward Flaxman, 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment, Killed in action July 1st 1916, Age 36.

Link to full bio:
Life story on WW1 Wombwell