Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Kesteven
Town
Little Bytham
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20558

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Current location

On the west wall of the nave.
St Medard and St Gildard Church
High Street
Little Bytham
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG33 4QJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 01294 18047
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted tablet with pointed pediment and Latin cross. Two sculpted corbels below with incised lettering picked out in black.
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ SERGT JOHN HOLMES./ OF THE 1/4 BATT. LINCOLNSHIRE REGT./ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION OCT. 13TH 1915./ AT THE HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT./ AGED 21./ IN JESUS KEEPING
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Holmes, John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 760mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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