Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chichester
Town
Wisborough Green
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16586

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Current location

St Peter Ad Vincula Church
Glebe Way
Wisborough Green
Chichester
West Sussex
RH14 0EA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 05186 25845
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL MOUNTED ENGRAVED BRASS PLAQUE
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ B. PAUL MAINPRICE/ CLERK AND INTERPRETER R.N./ AGED 19 YEARS WHEN HE LOST HIS/ LIFE IN H.M.S. BULWARK WHICH BLEW/ UP AT SHEERNESS. NOVEMBER 26TH 1914/ ALSO OF/ E.W. LOXLEY MAINPRICE/ FLEET PAYMASTER, R.N./ AGED 38. WHEN HE WENT DOWN WITH /HIS SHIP, H.M.S. INVINCIBLE IN THE/ BATTLE OF JUTLAND, MAY 31ST 1916/ SONS OF THE VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ " THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND THAT/ THEY MIGHT HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mainprice, B Paul
Mainprice, E W Loxley
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,manner of death,age of death,relationships,occupation,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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