Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Havant
Town
Warblington
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21407

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Current location

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CHANCEL
St Thomas a Becket Church
Church Lane
Warblington
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2SA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 72889 05486
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque , the vertical axis longer , on a wood backboard . At top a panel of incised or etched laurel leaves , with a semi circular inset and below that a plain cross coloured red. Around the remainder of the plaque is a two line plain border, at bottom the Badge of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps in raised brass . The inscription is incised and coloured black.
Inscription
† /TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / GILBERT HUME NORRIS, / CAPTAIN KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, / SON OF / THE REV WILLIAM BURRELL NORRIS, / RECTOR OF THIS CHURCH, / AND OF / CONSTANCE, HIS WIFE, / WHO DIED OF WOUNDS / RECEIVED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / ON MARCH 9TH 1918, / AGED 31. / "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI" KRRC badge at bottom)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Norris, Gilbert Hume
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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: given names , surname , rank , unit , family relationships , manner of death , place of death , date of death ,age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25MM, height 835MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth c 80, height c 800, width c 450
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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