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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Wight
Town
Bonchurch
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21718

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Current location

St Boniface Church
Bonchurch Village Road
Bonchurch
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
PO38 1NX
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 57648 78130
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented nowy-headed wooden backboard supporting a nowy-headed engraved brass plaque incorporating an equal-armed cross at top centre.. A three-line border design encloses the cross and inscription area. Border, cross and inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / EDMUND EMERSON BOUSFIELD, / LIEUT. COLONEL 123RD.. OUTRAM'S RIFLES. / ATTACHED 1/1 GURKHA RIFLES, / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / 25th.. September 1915, Aged 45 Years. / Interred at Richebourg St. Vaast.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bousfield, Edmund Emerson
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, regiments, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, place of burial
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiments, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, place of burial
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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