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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
North Warwickshire
Town
Polesworth
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19075

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Current location

Church Drive
via gatehouse
off High Street,
St. Editha's Abbey Church
High Street
Polesworth
North Warwickshire
Warwickshire
B78 1DU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 26326 02429
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Chancel screen, with large cross, and associated ornamental plaque.
Inscription
(LINE SPACING NOT KNOWN): THIS CHANCEL SCREEN IS ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES MAITLAND FORBES TROTTER, LIEUT 2ND CHESHIRE ROYAL ENGINEERS, WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN CHATHAM, WHILST PREPARING TO EMBARK FOR SOUTH AFRICA ON ACTIVE SERVICE 10 APRIL 1901 IN HIS 19TH YEAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Trotter, Charles Maitland Forbes
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Screen
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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