Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Sandford-On-Thames
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32009

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Church Road
Sandford-On-Thames
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX4 4XZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 53345 01770
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUT-COLONEL HERBERT COOPER CANNON MC, THE QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT, ATTD. AAPC . DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN CEYLON, SEPT 19TH 1944, AGED 51 YEARS/ ALIKUWA RAFIKI YETU [SWAHILI FOR "HE WAS OUR FRIEND"]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cannon, Herbert Cooper
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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