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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wychavon
Town
Broadway
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32253
Current location

St Eadburghas Church
Snowshill Rd
Broadway
Wychavon
Hereford And Worcester
WR12 7AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 09704 36258
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet on grey marble mount. Black incised inscription.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ COLONEL OSWALD SWIFT FLOWER/ ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ THIRD SON OF EDGAR AND ISABELLA FLOWER/ SERVED WITH DISTINCTION/ IN THE CHINESE EXPEDITION 1900/ HE DIED LEADING HIS MEN AT THE TAKING/ OF MAMETZ WOOD FRANCE,/ IN THE EUROPEAN WAR JULY 11TH 1916./ MENTIONED MANY TIMES IN DESPATCHES./ "BEING DEAD YET SPEAKETH/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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