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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Boddington
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20989

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  • ST MARY MAGDALEN CHURCH
    Boddington
    Tewkesbury
    Gloucestershire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SO 894 262
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
SHIELD AND CREST (FAMILY?) IN TOP LEFT CORNER
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ FRANK JOSEPH ARKELL/ 2/5TH BATTALION GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT/ YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE HENRY AND ANNE ARKELL/ OF BUTLER'S COURT IN THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AT ST QUENTIN/ FRANCE ON MARCH 22ND 1918 AGED 24 YEARS/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arkell, Frank Joseph
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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: surname,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 610MM, width 305MM
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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