Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Lewes
- Town
- Ditchling
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Eric Gill ARA (Sculptor)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17114
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Current location
St Margaret of Antioch Church
West Street
Ditchling
Lewes
East Sussex
BN6 8TS
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 32532 15237
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- NOWY headed tablet in Alabaster frame Family crest and badge of the Suffolk Regiment in relief above inscription
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANCIS WILLIAM WAKEFORD TOWN ATTREE / CAPTAIN 1ST BATTALION SUFFOLK REGIMENT / BORN OF THIS PARISH 17TH DECEMBER 1888 / KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES 8TH MAY 1915 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Attree, Francis William Wakeford Town
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, rank regiment, date and place of birth, manner, place and date of death.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: height C 24IN, width C 40IN
Materials: Alabaster - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Frame
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Ditchling.html - Accessed 19 September 2016.
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