Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Longthorpe
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
J. Wippell & Co Ltd (Founder / Foundry)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18856

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Current location

The Memorial hangs on the south wall of the chancel.
Longthorpe St Botolph's Church
Thorpe Road
Longthorpe
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16315 98383
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque, with an engraved border of flowers, within which is the engraved inscription beneath a cross.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ REV THOMAS KYNASTON GASKELL M.A./ FORMERLY VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED AT COBHAM, SURREY/ ON SEPT. 13TH 1915 AGED 75./ "HEAVINESS MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT,/ BUT JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING"/ ALSO OF HIS SON LIEUT. COMMANDER/ GERALD BRUCE GASKELL, R.N./ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ ON NOV. 1ST 1914, AT THE SINKING OF/ H.M.S. GOOD HOPE, AT THE BATTLE OFF/ CORONEL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AGED32./"JESUS ENTERED INTO THE SHIP"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gaskell, Gerald Bruce
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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, full name, date of death, name of ship on which serving, place and manner of death,age at death, relationships, biblical quote.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 600mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Illustrated London News 12/12/1914: reported his death.

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