Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Medina
Town
Cowes
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
H OSBORNE (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40728

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Current location

ST MARYS CHURCH
Cowes
Medina
Isle Of Wight
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 490 963
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR FREDERICK RICHARDSON/ 10TH BATT WORCESTER REGT./ WHO DIE DOF WOUNDS WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR/ AT BRUILLET, FRAN EJUNE 3RD 1918 AGED 19 YEARS/ ALSO OF/ THOMAS EDWARD RICHARDSON/ CHIEF ENGINEER SS "SANGARA"/ WHO DIED AT KOTONOU WEST AFRICA, APRIL 16TH 1913 AGED 32 YEARS/ BELOVED SONS OF THOMAS AND SARAH RICHARDSON/ OF COWES I.W./ PEACE PERFECT PEACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Richardson, Arthur Frederick
Richardson, Thomas Edward
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • MECOW013

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