Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Norfolk
Town
Morley
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20129

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Morley
South Norfolk
Norfolk
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 063 997
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass wall-mounted plaque on wooden backboard. Badge of the Welsh Regiment engraved top left. incised isncription and single line border.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / CHRISTMAS JOHN THROWER MM/ LANCE CORPORAL 2ND BATT WELSH REGIMENT/ WHO FELL AT VADENCOURT / SEPT 15TH 1918 / ERECTED BY GRATEFUL PARISHIONERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Thrower, Christmas John
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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,decorations
    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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