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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Pimlico
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 11577
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Current location
St Barnabas Church
St Barnabas St
Pimlico
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1W 8PF
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 28420 78450
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN EDWARD SHIELD / ONCE A SERVER IN THIS CHURCH / WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FLANDERS / 9 MAY 1916 / THERE THE TEARS OF THE EARTH ARE DRIED; / THERE ITS HIDDEN THINGS ARE CLEAR; / THERE THE WORK OF LIFE IS TRIED / BY A JUSTER JUDGE THAN HERE. / FATHER, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING / LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING. / "MAY HE REST IN PEACE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Shield, Edward
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1FT, width 2FT
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
- 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.
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