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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Gateshead
Town
Whickham
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42195

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Current location

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Whickham
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 200 600
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WIDE BORDER OF ACORNS AND OAK LEAVES. BADGE OF WORCESTER REGIMENT AT TOP CENTRE.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN MARTIN RAYMOND CARR/ 2ND BATT. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE/ ON SEPTEMBER 18TH 1914 AGED 37 YEARS./ ALSO SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1900-1902/ SECOND SON OF THE LATE COLONEL R.E. CARR, WORCESTERSHIRE REG./ HE WHO GIVES HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY LEAVES NOUGHT UNDONE THAT MAN CAN DO.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WMSW86.04

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