Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Ryedale
Town
Normanby
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30755

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Normanby
Ryedale
North Yorkshire
TS6 9BA
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 54691 19239
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAQUE IN REPOUSSE ON DARK MARBLE BACKGROUND SMALL EMBLEM DEPICTING ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON WITH MOTTO QUO FATA VOCANTE, ABOVE TEXT
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ PTE ALBERT THOMAS WALTON/ NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ A NATIVE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO HIM/ AND AFTER ENDURING HARDSHIP AND/ FACING DANGER/ GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE/ BEING KILLED IN FRANCE IN THE/ GREAT WAR, MARCH 22ND 1918/ AGED 22 YEARS/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ ST JOHN XV 13/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Walton, Albert Thomas
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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,forename,age of death
    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
Sponsorship
Private

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