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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wandsworth
Town
Roehampton
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Joseph Whitehead & Sons (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 May 1918
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39551

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Current location

On the memorial wall to the right of the main gate
Digby Stuart College
Roehampton Lane
Roehampton
Wandsworth
Greater London
SW15 5PZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 22086 74087
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
JOHN SHAW/ 2ND LIEUT./ 4TH MANCHESTER REGT./ KILLED AT AMIENS/ APRIL 26TH. 1918/ AGED 24.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Shaw, 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: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 152MM, width 254MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
1972: WALL ON WHICH TABLET IS MOUNTED WAS MOVED FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE GARDEN NEAR THE BOUDARY FENCE TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
DIGBY STUART COLLEGE TRUSTEES

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