Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Medina
Town
Whippingham
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40872

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Current location

On wall near pulpit
one of several family plaques
St. Mildred's Church
Beatrice Avenue
Whippingham
Medina
Isle Of Wight
PO32 6LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 51130 93609
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular wall-mounted bronze tablet with nowy head. The inscription is engraved in mainly capital letters below the regimental insignia within a decorative leaf border. At each corner of the border are depictions of the flaming bombs associated with the deceased's service in the Artillery. Below the main inscription is an etching of the Shedden Coat of Arms.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF/ GRAHAM PERCIVAL/ SHEDDEN/ CAPTAIN R.G.A. 55TH HEAVY/ BATTERY 2ND DIVISION/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT/ WAR IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF/ YPRES AT THE CHATEAU OF/ HOOGE WHEN H.Q. WAS/ SHELLED OCTOBER 31ST 1914/ AGED 28/ "Their name liveth for evermore" (italicised)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Shedden, Graham Percival
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Mildred's PCC
Reference

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