Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Chelmsford
- Town
- Layer Breton
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45592
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Butlers Close
Layer Breton
Chelmsford
Essex
C02 0LZ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 94462 18504
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- St Peter's Church
Birch
Colchester
Essex
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 940 190
Denomination: Church of England
- St Peter's Church
- Description
- SHALLOWLY INCISED LAUREL WREATH BOARD
- Inscription
- TO THE/ GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF/ AURIOL FRANCIS HAY ROUND/ LIEUTENANT ESSEX REGIMENT/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN LE CATEAU/ SEPTEMBER 5TH 1914 AGED 22/ ALSO OF/ JAMES MURRAY ROUND/ CAPTAIN M.C. ESSEX REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION AT BEAUMONT HAMET/ NOVEMBER 15 1916 AGED 22/ ALSO OF HAROLD CECIL ROUND/ CAPTAIN DSO, M.C. THE RIFLE BRIGADE/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR PASSCHENDALE/ AUGUST 24TH 1917 AGED 21/ DULCE ET DECORUM/ EST PRO PATRIA/ MORI
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Round, A F H
Round, Harry Cecil
Round, James Martin
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, place of death, forenames, manner of death, relationships, age
Order of information: date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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