
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kennet
- Town
- Marlborough
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24130
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Current location
St Peter's (former church but retains name)
High Street (A4) just north of junction with Pewsey Road
Marlborough
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 1HQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 18573 68779
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular metal plaque with gold lettering, framed by raised border of stone and coat of arms at the top. The Quenn's Bay badge is within the plaque.
- Inscription
- The Old Standard of The Queen's/ Bays laid up temporarily in Saint/ Michaels Ch Tidworth on the pre-/ sentation to the Regiment of a/ New Standard by H M Queen/ on the 20th July 1939 is now laid/ up in this Church in memory of/ All Ranks of The Queen's Bays/ who after returning from the/ campaign in France of 1940/ lived and trained near Marl-/ borough and worshipped here/ before leaving England for/ their glorious actions in Libya/ Tunisia and Italy 1939-1945/ A D 1948
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height c 1000mm, width c 580mm
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Old Standard of the Queen's Bays
- WMO ID: 200076
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-01-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- ST PETER'S TRUST
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