Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Horsham
Town
Cowfold
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16642

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Current location

In the south aisle
St Peter's Church
The Street
Cowfold
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 8BW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 21256 22599
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
NOWY-HEADED RECTANGUALAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH LIP AT TOP EDGE AND FAMILY COAT OF ARMS ENGRAVED ON THE NOWY HEAD. LIGHTLY INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING FOLIATE DESIGN WITH BERRIES ENGRAVED AND A CENTRAL LAUREL WREATH BEFORE THE QUOTATION
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM / CARYL LERMITTE BOXALL / A CAPTAIN IN HIS MAJESTY'S 2ND HAMPSHIRE / (67)TH REGIMENT. DEARLY LOVED SON OF / BARON AND BARONESS BOXALL / AND A GREAT GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE. / EDUCATED AT ETON & SANDHURST HE RECEIVED / HIS COMMISSION IN THE ABOVE REGIMENT IN / 1907, HIS PROMOTION IN 1914, & FELL IN ACTION / WITH HIS COLONEL, FIVE BROTHER OFFICERS, & MANY / OF THE GALLANT RANK & FILE OF THE HAMPSHIRE / REGIMENT IN OPERATIONS FOLLOWING LANDING / OF THE MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / IN THE DARDANELLES APRIL 25TH 1915 AGED 27 YEARS. / MINE ANGEL IS WITH YOU; / AND I MYSELF CARING FOR YOUR SOULS. // TO HAZARDS WHENCE NO TEARS CAN WIN US; / HENCE THE FAITH AND FIRE WITHIN US, / MEN THAT MARCH AWAY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boxall, Caryl Lermitte
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5MM, height 640MM, width 470MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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