Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leominster
Town
Eye
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33164

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: SO 49641 63812
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Circular tablet. Above inscription a coloured family crest with, left, the Prince of Wales's Feathers and, right a red rose. Below all, the Badge of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE HON. H. K. JOHN CAWLEY/ (CAPTAIN 1ST BN. KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY)/ YOUNGEST SON OF ROBERT HUGH/ 2ND LORD CAWLEY AND OF VIVIENNE/ HIS WIFE WHO WAS KILLED IN/ ACTION ENAR TUNIS ON/ 5TH MAY 1943, AGED 23, AND IS BURIED IN/ THE MASSICAULT CEMETERY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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