Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Rye
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16947

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Square
Rye
Rother
East Sussex
TN31 7HF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 92140 20300
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with two symbols on the left and a standing soldier on the right. All enclosed in a double border with stylized flowers in each corner. A backboard of mottled stone.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / Frederick Louis Lewns, / TROOPER 33RD COMPANY EAST KENT IMPERIAL YEOMANRY, / (PRIVATE E COY. 1ST CINQUE PORTS RIFLE VOLUNTEERS) / YOUNGEST SON OF EDWIN KITCHEN AND MARY ANN LEWNS. / Who died at Sea June 4th 1901 / ON BOARD THE S.S. TINTAGEL CASTLE, WHILST ON / HIS HOMEWARD VOYAGE FROM THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. / AGED 22 YEARS / "UNTIL THE DAY DAWN." / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationship, place of death, date of death, place of death, age at death
    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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