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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochford
Town
Rochford
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: September 1921
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Barking
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22820

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Hall Road
Rochford
Rochford
Essex
SS4 1NW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 87182 90283
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE MARBLE OVAL TABLET WITH BEVELLED EDGE. LETTERING IS INCISED AND PAINTED BLACK. ROYAL FLYING CORPS BADGE AT HEAD OF TABLET.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ CAPT. HENRY CLIFFORD STROUD/ R.E. TERRITORIAL 1914-15 STAR/ ATTACHED R/F/C./ ONLY SON OF/ PROFESSOR H. AND MRS E.M.A. STROUD/ OF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE/ KILLED IN ACTION WHILST FLYING IN/ THE DEFENCE OF LONDON AT MIDNIGHT/ 7TH MARCH 1918/ AGED 24 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Stroud, Henry Clifford
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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: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 760MM, width 600M
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • Grade II*
  • 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
Reference
  • Essex Chronicle 30 September 1921

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