Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Orton Longueville
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
331

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Current location

Inside the Church.
Holy Trinity Church
Village Street
Orton Longueville
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 7DN
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16837 96523
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular brass plaque, depicting the emblem of the Lincolnshire Regiment above the engraved inscription.
Inscription
IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF/ HERBERT SELWYN SCORER/ CAPT. "B" COY. 1/5 LINCS REGIMENT./ KILLED IN ACTION AT THE TAKING OF THE HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT/ OCTOBER 13TH 1915. IN HIS 30TH YEAR./ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING FATHER, MOTHER,/ BROTHER, SISTERS AND BERYL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Scorer, Herbert Selwyn
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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, Regiment, place and date of death, age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 4, height 300, width 600
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
  • Grade I
  • 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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