Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Dover
Town
Sandwich
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41272

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Current location

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Street
Sandwich
Dover
Kent
CT13 9DU
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 33070 58160
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A battlefield cross with an additional tablet.
Inscription
On tablet: MAJOR ROLAND DAMER HARRISSON/ D.S.O. R.F.A./ GREAT GRANDSON OF PETER HARRISSON ESQ AND GODSON/ OF JOHN HARRISSON M.D. BOTH OF THE WHITE FRIARS/ SANDWICH/ THIS CROSS WAS PLACED OVER HIS GRAVE/ IN FRANCE BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS/ WAS WAS BROUGHT HERE IN 1927 On cross: UBIQUE QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT [Trans: Everywhere, where glory and honour lead us.]/ In/ Memory/ Of/ MAJOR R D HARRISON DSO RFA/ KILLED/ IN/ ACTION/ 16TH SEPT/ 1917
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Harrison, Roland Damer
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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: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, place of birth, manner of death, relationships, additional, decorations.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: depth 75MM, height 1120MM, width 720MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 20MM, height 190MM, width 285MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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