Old Standard of The Queens Bays

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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

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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

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height c 1000mm, width c 580mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Old Standard of the Queen's Bays
WMO ID: 200076
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-01-2016]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

ST PETER'S TRUST

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