Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cotswold
Town
Fairford
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20871

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Current location

St Mary The Virgin Church
High Street
Fairford
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL7 4AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 15150 01173
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular Marble tablet with raised border.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ FREDERICK WILLIAM WADE/ WHO WAS LOST ON THE TORPEDOED SS APAPA/ NOVEMBER 28TH 1917. AGE 30 YEARS/ HE SERVED AS LIEUTENANT OF ROYAL ENGINEERS/ WITH CAMEROON EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/ R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wade, Frederick William
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 480MM, width 770MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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

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