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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Ashfield
- Town
- Sutton In Ashfield
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26937
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Current location
The tablet is mounted on the south wall of the church
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH
Church Avenue
Sutton In Ashfield
Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 2EB
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 48939 58963
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Marble tablet comprising dark marble surround with white marble infill. Black capital roman lettering is used for the memorial except for the quote at the bottom of the tablet.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEOFFREY ALWYN GERSHOM BONSER, B.A.,/ ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAM M.R.C.S.L.R.C.P./ CAPTAIN R.A.M.C. ATTACHED 12TH BATT NORFOLK REGT/ ONLY SON OF GEORGE GERSHOM AND/ DOROTHY A MARY BONSER OF THIS PARISH WHO/ WAS KILLED WHILE ATTENDING THE WOUNDED AT/ PLOEGSTEERT WOOD NEAR ARMENTIERES, FRANCE/ AND WAS BURIED ONE MILE SOUTH OF MESSINES S OF YPRES ON SEPT 29TH 1918. AGED 29./ "I thank my God for every remembrance of you./ ERECTED BY HIS SISTER.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bonser, Geofrey Alwyn Gershom
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forenames, surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, place of burial, manner of death, age at death, relationships, qualifications
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
- Reference
- secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/545
- www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/bonser-geoffrey-alwyn-gershom/
- livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/409966
- www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/164968/geoffrey-alwyn-gershom-bonser/
- kingscollections.org/warmemorials/st-thomas-hospital/memorials/bonser-geoffrey-alwyn-gershom
- www.brightoncollegeremembers.com/roll-of-honour/1831
- secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour/People/Details/22426
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