Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- East Hampshire
- Town
- Petersfield
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21162
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Current location
St Peter's Church
The Square
Petersfield
East Hampshire
Hampshire
GU32 3HS
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 74641 23197
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH A BORDER FORMED BY ROSE INSETS AND JOINED BY THORNED STEMS. INCISED LETTERING. REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA AT THE TOP FLANKED BY LAUREL LEAVES
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN ARTHUR HENRY WILSON EAST YORKS REGT / ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF COLONEL AND / MRS W. H. WILSON OF BROADVIEW PETERSFIELD / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON THE 18TH OF / OCTOBER 1914 AT PARADIS, FRANCE / AGED 39 / "AND THUS DYING THOU SHALT DIE GREATLY"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Wilson, Arthur Henry
See details - 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,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 20MM, height 510MM, width 760MM
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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