Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leominster
Town
Eye
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33163

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Current location

SO 49641 63812
St Peter and St Paul Church
Eye Lane
Eye
Leominster
Hereford And Worcester
HR6 0DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 496 637
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Elaborate marble wall monument. Central tablet set within complex frame within complex frame with base and pediment. On the pediment is the Family Crest with, below and Angel's bust. On each side of the inscription tablet is the figure ofa boy, one holding a gilded inverted torch and the other a gilded lamp. On the base are swags and wreaths.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE THREE SONS OF/ LORD AND LADY CAWLEY/ OF BERRINGTON HALL/ IN THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ MAJOR JOHN STEPHEN CAWLEY/ 20TH HUSSARS, BRIGADE-MAJOR/ 1ST CAVALRY BRIGADE KILLED/ SEPT 1 1914 AT NERY IN FRANCE/ AND IS BURIED THERE - AGED 34/ CAPTAIN HAROLD THOMAS CAWLEY/ M.P, 16TH MANCHESTER REGT. TERR./ KILLED SEPT 24TH 1915 AT GALLIPOLI/ AND IS BURIED THERE - AGED 37/ CAPTAIN OSWALD CAWLEY M.P./ SHROPSHIRE YEOMANRY, KILLED/ AUG 22 1918 NEAR MERVILLE AND IS/ BURIED AT NERY - AGED 35/ PRO PATRIA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cawley, H K John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,place of burial,age of death,relationships,occupation,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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