Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Canterbury
- Town
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40943
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Current location
IN THE WARRIOR CHAPEL
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
Cathedral Cl
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 152 579
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- PLAIN RECTANGULAR MARBLE TABLET WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM HOWARD,/ CAPTAIN 8TH BATT. THE BUFFS/ WHO DIED ON THE 8TH OCTOBER 1915/ FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED/ AT THE BATTLE OF LOOS/ ON THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 1915./ ERECTED BY HIS WIFE MOTTO:EMICO SEMPER
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Howard, William
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,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: depth 35MM, height 390MM, width 520MM
Materials: Alabaster
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL
- Grade I
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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