Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
New Forest
Town
Damerham
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48710

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Current location

ST GEORGES CHURCH
Damerham
New Forest
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 107 157
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH NOWY-HEADED TOP (SMALL). WHOLE MOUNTED ON WOODEN FRAME INCISED LETTERING. INITIAL LETTERS OF MAIN WORDS IN LINES 2 AND 6 IN RED, AND WHOLE OF 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH' IN RED. OTHERWISE BLACK. ROMAN CAPS APART FROM 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH' WHICH IS IN GOTHIC. PLAIN INCISED LINE FORMS BORDER AROUND INNER EDGE. INCISED RED PATTE CROSS WITHIN NOWY HEADED TOP.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GILBERT SIDNEY BRITTEN/ 15TH CHESHIRES/ ONLY CHILD OF SIDNEY & BESSIE BRITTEN/ WHO FELL FIGHTING FOR/ HIS KING & COUNTRY IN FRANCE/ APRIL 19TH 1918/ AGED 22 YEARS/ FAILTHFUL UNTO DEATH REV 2.10/ NOW IS LIFE A LUCID STORY/ AND DEATH A REST IN HIM/ AND ALL IS BATHED IN LIGHT & GLORY/ THAT ONCE WAS DARK AND DIM/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/ HIS FATHER AND MOTHER/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Britten, Gilbert Sidney
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    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: height 610MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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