Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harrogate
Town
Cowthorpe
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29565

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Current location

St Michael's Church
Oak Road
Cowthorpe
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
LS22 5EY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 42701 52692
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall-mounted white marble tablet with black marble backboard. Tablet curved at top. Dedication written in incised black lettering.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE FRED LANCASTER/ 12TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGT./ OF COWTHORPE,/ WHO SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918./ HE WAS WOUNDED IN MARCH , AND DIED IN/ HOSPITAL AT ROUEN APRIL 23RD 1918/ AGED 24 YEARS./ "HE DID NOT STOP TO REASON WHEN FIRST THE/ WAR BEGAN, BUT WENT AND DID HIS DUTY LIKE A / SOLDIER AND A MAN."/ "MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lancaster, Fred
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, year of death, regiment, place of death, forename, place of birth, manner of death, age of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 609mm, width 304mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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