2lt W H Amos

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Shepway
Town: Hythe
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 16137

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Current location

West wall of north transept
St Leonard's Church
Oak Walk
Hythe
Shepway
Kent
CT21 5DN
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 16150 34910
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Stone tablet with a raised carved wreath and regiment badge. The inscription is inside the wreath. The tablet is on a brown veined marble back plate.

Inscription

SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HOPE AMOS, / 2ND LIEUT. 7TH BATTALION / THE BUFFS, / KILLED IN ACTION / AT GUEUDECOURT, FRANCE, / OCTOBER 14TH 1916, / AGED 19, / SON OF THE LATE / THOMAS AMOS / CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH / FROM 1901 TO 1908. / "HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY, HIS SOUL TO GOD."

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

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

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 860mm, width 700mm
Materials: Stone
Backboard
Measurements: height 990mm, width 820mm
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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