Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Sussex
Town
Ardingly
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16838

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Church Lane
Ardingly
Mid Sussex
West Sussex
RH17 6UW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33970 29820
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A brass plaque with a checked top mounted on a marble tablet also with a checked top. The brass plaque has foliate decoration all around the edges. At the top of the plaque is a cross and on either side of the cross are the insignia of the units mentioned in the dedication.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ 2ND LIEUT. WILLIAM ROCHESTER POTTER/ EAST SURREY REGIMENT (ATTACHED M.G.C.)/ ONLY SON OF/ WILLIAM AND LAURA POTTER OF SANDERSTEAD/ AND GRANDSON OF THE LATE/ THOMAS POTTER OF HAPSTEAD HOUSE IN THIS PARISH/ A DEVOTED SON & BROTHER, A LOYAL FRIEND, A BRAVE SOLDIER/ SHORTLY AFTER THE DECLARATION OF WAR (SEPTR. 1914) RELINQUISHING/ A PROMISING CAREER HE JOINED THE 18TH BATTN. ROYAL FUSILIERS/ (PUBLIC SCHOOLS BRIGADE) AS A PRIVATE AND AFTER ACTIVE/ SERVICE IN FRANCE, RECEIVED A COMMISSION IN AUGUST 1916/ RETURNED TO FRANCE AND DIED A SOLDIER'S DEATH AT WANCOURT/ NR ARRAS ON APRIL 24TH 1917, IN HIS 26TH YEAR./ THROUGH MY BODY LIES IN AN ALIEN LAND, YET IS MY/ HEART IN ENGLAND AND MY SOUL RESTS WITH THE LORD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Potter, William Rochester
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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: Rank, forenames, surname, regiments, relationships, place of death, date of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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