Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rugby
Town
Willoughby
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19445

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Current location

In Nave
above north door,
St. Nicholas' Church
Brooks Close
Willoughby
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 8BY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 51592 67447
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape orientated nowy-headed incised stone tablet with single-lined border. Coloured badge at centre top, divides one line of inscription. Beneath badge, main name in capitals, infilled in red paint. Remainder of inscription infilled in black paint.
Inscription
In proud and loving memory / RICHARD JUXON PEARCE / Lieutenant 15th -19th Kings Royal Hussars / killed in battle at the crossing of the Seine / 18 August 1944 aged 21 years. Only son / of of William and Cynthia Pearce at one time / of Willoughby House / Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God / Also of Troopers H Drake and T Dakin who / fell by his side / Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay / down his life for his friends
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dakin, T
Drake, H
Pearce, Richard Juxon
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 45 mm, height 820 mm, width 1070 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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