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
40951

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Current location

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
Cathedral Cl
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 152 579
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR HEADED MARBLE TABLET SHIELD AT THE TOP OF THE TABLET AND REGIMENTAL BADGE IN RELIEF AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE TABLET
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ EDWARD ALEXANDER STUART/ CANON OF THIS CATHEDRAL/ DIED AT CANTERURY FEB 26. 1917/ AGED 63 YEARS/ AND/ OF HIS THIRD SON/ LT. VERNON DOUGLAS STUART M.C./ 108TH (SIEGE) BATTERY R.G.A./ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ SEPT 29TH 1918. AGED 27 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Canon, Alexander Stuart
Stuart, Vernon Douglass
See details for all 2 names
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,age of death,relationships,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 70MM, height 870MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Marble - White
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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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