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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Devon
Town
Tavistock
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56086

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Current location

St. Eustachius' Church
Plymouth Road
Tavistock
West Devon
Devon
PL19 0AU
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 48119 74431
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy-headed bronze or brass plaque attached to a wall mounted, landscape orientated, nowy-headed green marble backboard. At the top of the plaque is a raised regimental badge of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Inscription is in raised lettering which is either gold painted or polished. Badge and inscription area is enclosed by a raised moulded-edge perimeter border.
Inscription
Badge : OXFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY / 52 Main inscription : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / HUGH MOCKLER-FERRYMAN / LIEUTENANT 52ND. [ OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ] LIGHT INFANTRY / KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AISNE / 16TH. SEPTEMBER 1914 AGED 22, / ELDER SON OF LT. COLONEL A. F. MOCKLER-FERRYMAN / OF ST. JOHN'S HOUSE IN THIS PARISH AND EVELYN HIS WIFE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mockler-ferryman, Hugh
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
Listing information
  • Church of St Eustachius
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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