Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stroud
Town
Kings Stanley
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35219

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Current location

St George's Church
Brockley Road
Kings Stanley
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL10 3LH
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 8099104085
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque with decorative edging on pink marble backboard
Inscription
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF RICHARD WILLIAM JENNINGS, BORN MARCH 6TH 1889 AT KING'S STANLEY RECTORY, BA, LL.B., JESUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, LIEUT. 10TH WORCESTERSHIRE REGT., FATALLY WOUNDED LEADING THE COMPANY TO THE CAPTURE OF LA BOISELLE IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY 3RD 1916. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. "STRONG IN THE LORD AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT".
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Jennings, Richard William
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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: Forename, surname, date of birth, place of birth, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, decorations, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Pink
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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