Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
New Forest
Town
Burley
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21395

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Current location

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Burley
New Forest
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 210 030
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE ON STAINED WOOD MOUNT. RAF CAP BADGES & RAF WINGS ALSO ROSES & VINES WITH GRAPES DESIGNS
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN BOURCHIER WIMBUSH/ WHO DIED 11TH APRIL 1905. AGED 37/ AND/ LIEUTENANT EWART AUSTIN BOURCHIER WIMBUSH, D.F.C./ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ ONLY CHILD OF THE ABOVE/ WHO FELL IN ACTION AT GALLIPOLI/ 23RD MAY 1918 ON HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wimbush, Ewart Austin Bourchier
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5MM, height 217MM, width 380MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 7MM, height 257MM, width 422MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
  • Grade II
  • 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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