Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Dorset
Town
Childe Okeford
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26434

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Current location

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Childe Okeford
North Dorset
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 830 120
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ROBERT HOLDWAY/ OF HMS "PRINCE OF WALES"/ FOR 30 YEARS A DEVOTED MEMBER OF THIS CHOIR/ BORN 16 JULY 1878/ DIED SERVING HIS KING AND/ COUNTRY 8TH AUGUST 1917/ GRANT HIM O LORD ETERNAL REST AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died,regiment,forename,age of death,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 320MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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