Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Leigh
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1061

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Current location

N WALL
ST ANDREWS CHURCH
Leigh
West Dorset
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 617 086
Denomination: Undefined

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Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF WALTER FREDERICK BATES, GUNNER, 96TH BATTERY, ROYAL ARTILLERY, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT ANZIO 2ND FEBRUARYU 1944 AGED 25. / 'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM'
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bates, Walter Frederick
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 225MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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