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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broadland
Town
Aylsham
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19591

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Current location

Aylsham Parish Church
Church Terrace
Aylsham
Broadland
Norfolk
NR11 6EU
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 19237 27022
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A pale grey marble tablet with a slate backboard.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ ERNEST HUGH COPEMAN, BA CANTAB/ 2ND LT R W KENT REGT AND MACHINE GUN CORPS/ BORN 18TH AUGUST 1888/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR LOOS IN FRANCE/ 19TH MARCH 1916./ ALSO OF/ HERBERT BUY HELE COPEMAN BA OXON/ 2ND LT OXFORD AND BUCKS L I/ BORN 21ST MAY 1891/ KILLED IN ACTION AT GUILLEMONT/ 3RD SEPT 1916/ THE FOURTH AND YOUNGEST SONS OF/ THOMAS AND MARIANA COPEMAN/ LATE OF AYLSHAM/ (...) MANUS OB PATRIAM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Copeman, Ernest Hugh
Copeman, Herbert Guy Hele
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: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of birth, date of death, place of death, manner of death, relationships.
    Order of information: Date of death.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Base
    Measurements: height 28IN, width 26IN
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT MICHAEL INCLUDING CHURCH YARD BOUNDARY WALL
  • 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

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