Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Fyfield
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31599

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Current location

On a pillar to the right of the pulpit,
St. Nicholas' Church
Netherton Lane
Fyfield
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX13 5LR
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 42352 98902
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Small, brass plaque with family coat of arms at top left and regimental badge at bottom right. The badge has a crown atop a garter with the words ROYAL REGIMENT OF IRELAND, enclosing a harp.
Inscription
Within Family Coat of Arms: FAX GLORIAE MENTIS INCENDIUM To right and below: In loving / Memory of / George Francis / Reginald / Forbes / Lt Colonel / Commanding / 1st Battalion the Royal Irish / Regiment. Born 6th Sept. 1866 / Wounded while leading his / Battalion at St Eloi / on the the 15th and died / at Bailleul on the 17th / March 1915
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forbes, George Francis Reginald
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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: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 225 mm, width 175 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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