Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fenland
Town
Pondersbridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3544

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Current location

St Thomas Church
Pondersbridge
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE26 2TL
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 26125 91911
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Bronze plaque on grey marble back board
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/WILLIAM ORR HAMPTON/2ND LIEUT 3RD NORFOLKS 70TH MGC/ELDER AND ONLY SURVIVING SON OF/THE REV WH HAMPTON VICAR/OF THIS PARISH FOR 24 YEARS/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/JULY 1ST 1916 AGED 28 YEARS / BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hampton, William Orr
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 460 MM, width 760 MM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
  • Grade II
  • 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
Responsibility
St Thomas PCC
Reference
  • BAK 88

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