Captain Eric May Battersby

1743757573

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Mark Newton 28 October 2015

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Mark Newton 28 October 2015 (WMR-24777)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24777" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/36/970/mid_24777_mark_newton_28_october_2015.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Captain Eric May Battersby"> </a> <span> Captain Eric May Battersby <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Mark Newton 28 October 2015 (WMR-24777)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24777][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/36/970/mid_24777_mark_newton_28_october_2015.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24777]Captain Eric May Battersby.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Mark Newton 28 October 2015 (WMR-24777)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: West Somerset
Town: Timberscombe
County: Somerset
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 24777

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

St Petrock's Church
Church Street
Timberscombe
West Somerset
Somerset
TA24 7TP
England

OS Grid Ref: SS 95596 42056
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

VERY DARK CAST BRONZE PLAQUE with DECORATED BORDER

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF ERIC MAY BATTERSBY, 3RD SON/ OF WORSLEY AND JESSIE BATTERSBY/ OF KNOWLE. CAPTAIN 3RD BATTALION/ ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT, WHO FELL/ FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY AT NEUVE / CHAPELLE IN FRANCE, OCTOBER 28TH 1914/ AGE 30 YEARS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Battersby, Eric May
See details

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, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age of death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 18", width 2FT
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST PETROCK
Grade I
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

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].