Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Long Marston
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19317

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Current location

St. James the Great Church
College Close
Long Marston
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 8RN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 15276 48122
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted brass plaque with badge of the 53rd. Sikhs above inscription.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKFUL MEMORY OF / GEOFFREY TOMES CAPTAIN 53RD SIKHS PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE / SECOND SON OF LT-COLONEL ARTHUR TOMES IMS / WHO IS BURIED WHERE HE FELL IN ACTION / ON THE HEIGHTS OF CHANAK BAIR, GALLIPOLI / ON 10 AUGUST 1915, AGED 30 YEARS / WHILST IN COMMAND OF THE 1ST BN. 6TH GURKHA RIFLES / A GALLANT AND SPLENDID OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN / BOTH IN HIS LIFE AND DEATH / HE BROUGHT HONOUR TO HIS REGIMENT AND TO / THE PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE WHICH HE LOVED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Tomes, Geoffrey
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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,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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