Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Wight
Town
Shorwell
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40890

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Shorwell
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 458 830
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
MARBLE REPRESENTATION OF ST GEORGE
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF MARK LEIGH GOLDIE, MAJOR/ V. BATTERY R.H.A., M.V.O., D.S.O., WHO DIED OF/ WOUNDS IN FRANCE, MARCH 1915, AGED 39 YRS,/ AND OF HIS BROTHER AMYAS LEIGH GOLDIE,/ GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGT. ATTD 4TH WORCESTERS, WHO FELL/ IN ACTION IN GALLIPOLI AUGUST 1915, AGED 3 6 YRS./ NATURE MIGHT STAND UP AND SAY TO ALL THE WORLD/ THAT THESE WERE MEN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Goldie, Amyas Leigh
Goldie, Amyas Leigh
Goldie, Mark Leigh
Goldie, Mark Leigh
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • MESHO005

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