Major H C Cavendish

1106142065

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Hilary Wheeler 2003

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Hilary Wheeler 2003 (WMR-1073)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1073" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/25/126/mid_1073_hilary_wheeler_2003.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Major H C Cavendish"> </a> <span> Major H C Cavendish <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Hilary Wheeler 2003 (WMR-1073)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1073][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/25/126/mid_1073_hilary_wheeler_2003.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1073]Major H C Cavendish.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Hilary Wheeler 2003 (WMR-1073)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Battlefield cross or marker
District: West Dorset
Town: Fleet
County: Dorset
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1073

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

Cross in porch
Holy Trinity Church
1 Butter Street
Fleet
West Dorset
Dorset
DT3 4EE
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 63549 80048
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

Battlefield cross in porch with brass plaque on north wall. Carved lettering in capital letters.

Inscription

Plaque: IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD FOR THE MOST DEAR MEMORY OF A VERY TRUE AND GALLANT SOLDIER HUGH CRANFORD CAVENDISH, MAJOR ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, WHO FELL IN FRANCE AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ON AUGUST 1ST 1916 AGED 35. 'THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD AND THERE SHALL NO TORMENT TOUCH THEM' / ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS INFANT SON HUGH EDWARD CAVENDISH APRIL 28TH 1912. Cross: R.I.P. MAJOR H.C.CAVENDISH RFA KILLED IN ACTION 1.8.16

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cavendish, Hugh Cranford
See details

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: height 600MM, width 400MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].