Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Yorkshire
Town
Kirkburn
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34834

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Main St
Kirkburn
East Yorkshire
Humberside
YO25 9DY
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 97952 55062
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall-mounted brass plaque with black lettering on a wooden backboard. The plaque includes a border of three black lines and regimental badge top left corner.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF/ FREDERICK SIMPSON STAVELEY/ CAPTAIN 3RD YORKSHIRE REGT/ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN BELGIUM/ SUNDAY 14TH MARCH 1915/ ERECTED BY HIS FRIEND JOHN KAY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Staveley, Frank Simpson
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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, date of death, place of death, means of death, regiment, forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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