Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushcliffe
Town
Widmerpool
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27321

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Current location

ON THE EAST WALL OF THE SOUTH AISLE
ST PETERS CHURCH
Widmerpool
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
NG12 5PZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 629 282
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
NOWY-HEADED BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A MARBLE BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BALCK AND RED PAINTED LETTEIRNG LAUREL LEAF BORDER ON THE PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ REGINALD JOHN ALLEN PALMER,/ LIEUT, 1ST BATTN, THE WILTSHIRE REGIMENT/ ONLY SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH,/ WOUNDED NEAR THIEPVAL 7 JULY 1916 IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME,/ DIED AT AMIENS 22 JULY 1916, AGED 20 YEARS/. BURIED IN THE MILITARY CEMETERY OUTSIDE THAT TOWN./ MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES./ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Palmer, Reginald John Allen
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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,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 226BL

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