Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Sedbergh
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 438
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Current location
Sedbergh School Chapel
Loftus Hill
Sedbergh
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA10 5RX
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 65801 91775
Denomination: Non-denominational
- Description
- BRASS PLAQUE DISPLAYED IN LANDSCAPE: ENGRAVED LETTERING SURROUNDED BY A SINGLE LINE, ENGRAVED BORDER.
- Inscription
- RNAS/PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ROBERT SCOTT WHIGHAM/FLIGHT SUB-LIEUTENANT RN/ DROWNED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 9TH MAY 1917 AGED 19 YEARS/ AT SEDBERGH SCHOOL MAY 1911 TO JULY 1915
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Whigham, Robert Scott
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,date of death,regiment,forename,age of death,additional, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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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