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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: East Cambridgeshire
Town: Wilburton
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 100909

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Haddenham Road (A1123)
Wilburton
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 47979 75002
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall mounted, rectangular brass plaque mounted on wooden backboard. Inscribed dedication with at top-centre the carving of a lion holding a shield with the cross of St George upon it above the Latin motto.

Inscription

Esse Quam Videri/ In Memory of/ John Fredk Manners Croft/ Lance Corporal of the 6th Service Battn/ "The Buffs"/ Killed in Action in France 13th Oct 1915/ Aged 20

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Croft, John Frederick Manners
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, Forenames, Rank, Regiment, Date of Death, Location and Manner of Death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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