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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushmoor
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50558

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Current location

St Andrews Garrison Church
Queens Avenue
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 2BY
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 86695 52012
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Previous locations
  • WAVELL MEMORIAL CHAPEL
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
NOWY HEADED WOODEN BOARD WITH CARVED INSCRIPTION IN GOLD PAINTED LETTERING. TWO COLUMNS ARE CARVED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE BOARD. PALM FRONDS CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD WITH ROSES CAREDV TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE BASE OF THE THEM. SYMMETRICAL PATTERN CARVED AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF THE BOARD. COLOURED SHIELD CARVED IN RELIEF IN THE UPPER CENTRE AND BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE BOARD .
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ ARCHIBALD PERCIVAL/ FIELD MARSHAL/ EARL WAVELL/ OF CYRENAICA/ AND WINCHESTER/ P.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., C.M.G., M.C.,/ WHO WHILE COMMANDING THE/ SECOND DIVISION IN ALDERSHOT/ FROM 1935 TO 1937 WAS A/ WARDEN OF THIS CHURCH./ 'WHO WOULD TRUE VALOUR SEE,/ LET HIM COM HITHER'
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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