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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newcastle Under Lyme
- Town
- Knutton
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38340
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Current location
ST MARYS CHURCH
Church La
Knutton
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 850 460
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUTENANT RALPH THOMPSTONE/ 3RD BATTN SOUTH STAFFS REGT/ ELDEST SON OF/ S. W. THOMPSTONE, ESQ. C.M.G., F.R.C.S./ AND GRANDSON OF THE LATE VICAR/ REV E. THOMPSTONE, M.A./ BORN JULY 31, 1895 - DIED JAN. 25 1921/ FOR GOD, FOR KING, FOR COUNTRY.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Thompstone, Ralph
See details - 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,forename,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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