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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Richmondshire
Town
Downholme
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30179

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Current location

St Michael And All Angels Church
A6108
Downholme
Richmondshire
North Yorkshire
DL11 6AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 11065 98341
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze art nouveau repousse style plaque with shield at top left bearing the Badge of the Yorkshire Regiment. On wooden backboard.
Inscription
IN LOVING / MEMORY OF / EDGAR OSWALD HART / 2ND LIEUT YORKSHIRE REGT / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT / CONTALMAISON / (NORTH OF THE SOMME) / WHILST GALLANTLY LEADING / HIS MEN ON / 10 JULY 1916 AGED 22 YEARS. / THE ELDEST AND DEARLY LOVED SON / OF OF EDGAR EDWARD HART VICAR OF THIS / PARISH AND OF ROSAMOND HIS WIFE / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A / MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hart, Edgar Oswald
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Church and memorial description in: 'Down Your Way' Magazine, April, 2010, published by Dalesman Publishing Limited, The Gatehouse, Skipton Castle, Skipton, BD23 1AL

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