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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Dorset
Town
Lower Blandford St Mary
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS CULN CAWTHORP & SONS (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 May 1919
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26419

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Current location

St Marys Church
Lower Blandford St Mary
North Dorset
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 891 053
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH SMALL RED CROSS AT TOP CENTRE. BADGE OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE TO THE LEFT. BADGE OF ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY AT RIGHT. INCISED LETTERING.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HAPPY MEMORY OF CAPT. WILLIAM HENRY BEEVER, THE RIFLE BRIGADE, KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME JULY 1ST 1916 AGED 21 YEARS. LIEUT. JONATHON HOLT BEEVER, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, KILLED IN ACTION AT HERBECOURT MARCH 24TH 1918 AGED 20 YEARS./ THIS EASTERN ARCH WAS DEDICATED BY THEIR PARENTS MAY 20TH 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beever, Jonathon Holt
Beever, William Henry
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 350mm, width 700mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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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