Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cotswold
Town
Cirencester
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20704

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
West Market Place
Cirencester
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL7 2NX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 0233602062
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
?SLATE TABLET SET WITHIN A MOULDED STONE FRAME
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT / RICHARD EVELYN / WESTMACOTT R.N. / SEVENTH SON OF CANON LEWIS WESTMACOTT / AND EVELYN HIS WIFE. BORN MAY 17TH 1915 / HE LOST HIS LIFE IN MAY 1940 WHEN LIAISON / OFFICER IN THE FREE FRENCH SUBMARINE DORIS / I THANK MY GOD UPON / EVERY MENTION / OF YOU
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Church of St John the Baptist and attached railings and gates
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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