Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Warwick
Town
Stoneleigh
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19416

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Current location

St. Mary the Virgin Church
Church Lane
Stoneleigh
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV8 3DN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 33040 72596
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Black marble tablet, within two square fluted columns of a stone memorial, wall mounted, engraved lettering, gold text, on left margin two regimental badges, crossed cavalry swords at lower edge.
Inscription
MAJOR CHANDOS LEIGH D.S.O. KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS THE ELDER SON OF THE HONBLE SIR EDWARD CHANDOS LEIGH K.G. K.C.B. WHO FOUGHT WITH DISTINCTION IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AFTERWARDS SERVING TEN YEARS WITH THE EGYPTIAN ARMY WHERE HE WAS DECORATED WITH THE ORDERS OF THE MEDTIDIEH AND OSMANIEH AND THE BAHR-EL-GHAZAL MEDAL AND CLASP (...) AND DIED IN FLANDERS AGED 40 OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THE BATTLE OF MONS 23 AUGUST 1914 ALSO OF HIS ONLY BROTHER EDWARD HENRY LEIGH LIEUTENANT 2ND BATT THE RIFLE BRIGADE WHO FELL IN THE ATTACK ON AUBERS RIDGE 9 MAY 1915 AGED 26 AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES BOTH BROTHERS WERE EDUCATED AT HARROW AND CAMBRIDGE (Exact wording unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Leigh, Chandos
Leigh, Edward Henry
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, surname, manner of death, age at death, additional
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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