Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Scarborough
Town
Hackness
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30551

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Storr Lane
Hackness
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO13 0JN
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 96910 90564
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ORNATE WALL-MOUNTED CAST BRONZE PLAQUE. PLAQUE HUNG ABOVE DOOR. INSCRIPTION AT SIDES OF PLAQUE IN GILT LETTERING. BROKEN PEDIMENT AT TOP OF PLAQUE. CENTRAL PANEL OF PLAQUE BEARS FLOATING WREATH IN RELIEF. COAT OF ARMS AT BASE CENTRE OF PLAQUE.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF ACTING SUB LIEUTENANT LEO-POLD EDWARD JOHNSTONE, R.N., ELDEST SON OF EDWARD HENRY & EVELYN MARY/ JOHNSTONE/ AT THE AGE OF 19 HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTY GOING DOWN IN H.M.S. INVINCIBLE AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND MAY 31 1916
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Johndtone, Leopold Edward
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height C 3FT, width C 6FT
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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