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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broxtowe
Town
Awsworth
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26841

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Main Street
Awsworth
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG16 2QU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 48229 44110
Denomination: Church of England

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Inscription
IN MEMORY OF PTE GEORGE ALBERT SMITH 7TH SHERWOOD/ FORESTERS WHO LEFT HIS HOME IN DEFENCE OF HIS COUNTRY ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR. KILLED/ IN FLANDERS 15 MAY 1915 AGED 21 YEARS. BURIED IN KEMMEL/ CHATEAU GROUNDS 16 MAY 1915. AS BOY AND MAN FOR MANY/ YEARS A MEMBER OF AWSWORTH CHURCH CHOIR./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE"/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY HIS FRIENDS AND FELLOW WORKERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Smith, George Albert
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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,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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