Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Stroud
- Town
- Upton St Leonards
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 30266
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Current location
St Leonard's Church
Rance Pitch
Upton St Leonards
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL4 8AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 86201 14952
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- MAPLE LEAF BADGE
- Inscription
- THANK GOD FOR THE LIFE OF / ARTHUR PERCIVAL DEARMAN BURCHALL / CAPTAIN ROYAL FUSILIERS / LT. CO. COMMANDING THE 4TH BATTALION 1ST CANADIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE / HE WAS KILLED LEADING HIS MEN IN THE ATTACK ON THE PILKEM RIDGE IN THE SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES ON APRIL 23RD 1915 AGED 38 / A TOKEN OF THEIR LOVE FOR A VERY GALLANT SOLDIER / FROM THE OFFICERS / NCOS AND MEN / OF THE 6TH BATTALION
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Burchall, Lt Col Apd
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 90 CM, width 60 CM
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
- 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
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