Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Boothferry
Town
North Cave
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35666

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Street
North Cave
Boothferry
Humberside
HU15 2GJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 89679 32731
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Square brass plaque with thin black border. Inscription incised in black Roman Capitals.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ ARTHUR KIRK/ OF THIS PARISH./ 2ND LIEUTENANT 11TH BATTALION/ EAST YORKSHIRE REGT/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/ AT THE FOREST OF NIEPPE,/ JUNE 28TH 1918,/ AGED 30 YEARS/ AND IS AT REST/ IN AVAL WOOD, BRITISH MILITARY CEMETERY,/ VIEUX BERQUIN, FRANCE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kirk, Arthur
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    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
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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