Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Merton
Town
Mitcham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12321

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Current location

West End of Nave
St Peter & St Paul's Church
Church Road
Mitcham
Merton
Greater London
CR4 3BF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 27042 68692
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted marble tablet. Regimental badge below inscription
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ DOUGLAS WALTER DREWETT/ CAMERON HIGHLANDERS/ FELL IN ACTION NEAR ST. QUENTIN/ OCTOBER 3RD 1918/ "THEIR NAME SHALL LIVE FOR EVER"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Drewett, Douglas Walter
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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: surname,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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