Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Battlefield cross or marker
- District
- Rugby
- Town
- Rugby
- County
- Warwickshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3156
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Current location
Rugby School
Lawrence Sheriff Street,
Rugby
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 3AW
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 50266 74981
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Clifton Road Cemetery
Clifton Road
Rugby
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 3QL
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 51276 75181
Denomination: Undefined
- Clifton Road Cemetery
- Description
- Battlefield cross set into a stone base.
- Inscription
- Cross : R. I. P. / RUPERT BROOKE / APRIL 22 / 1915 / AGED / 27 Base : (...) / SUB-LIEUTENANT THE ENGLISH MEN WHO DIED FOR THE / DELIVERANCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM THE TURKS / BURIED IN SKYROS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brooke, Rupert
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,forename,place of burial,age of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Base
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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 - Reference
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