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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Hams
Town
Loddiswell
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25622

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Current location

Side chapel on north side
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Stile Orchard
Loddiswell
South Hams
Devon
TQ7 4SB
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 72098 48650
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet attached to a wall mounted grey stone backboard. Incised inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT LANCELOT CHARLES WISE, / ATTACHED 3RD SKINNERS HORSE, / SECOND SON OF CHARLES DACRES WISE AND / MADELINE STELLA, HIS WIFE, OF ALLERON, / WHO SERVED WITH THE NORTH IRISH HORSE / IN FLANDERS 1915 -1917, / AND DIED AT RAWAL PINDI, MAY 2ND 1917, / AGED 23 YEARS. / " FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST, TO DIE IS GAIN."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wise, Lancelot Charles
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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, forenames, surname, regiment, relationships, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, relationships, place of death, date of death, age at death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
  • 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

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