Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
West Derby
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2550

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Current location

St Mary The Virgin Church
Meadow Lane
West Derby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L12 5EA
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 39714 93351
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plaque with the badges of the Machine Gun Corps and the Tank Corps on them
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOMAS MILBOURN/ MERCER/ OF STAND FARM CROXTETH./ 2ND LIEUT. 2ND BATTN./ TANK CORPS./ KILLED IN ACTION AT/ FONTAINE, NR CAMBRAI/ NOVEMBER 23RD 1917/ AGED 24./ FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH,/ LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mercer, Thomas Milbourn
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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, Year died, Regiment, Place of death, Forename, Age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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