Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Tattingstone
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4502

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Current location

29
St Mary the Virgin
Church Road
Tattingstone
Babergh
Suffolk
IP9 2NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 13606 37140
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Octagonal plaque
Inscription
IN EVER / LOVING / MEMORY / OF . CHARLES ARTHUR / BOILEAU ELLIOTT / 2ND LIEUT / 1ST SOMERSET / L I / DIED / OF WOUNDS / IN / FRANCE / APRIL 12 1917 / AGED 24/ "HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE, / FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY, / AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY. " / "DEATH CANNOT LONG DIVIDE, / FOR IS NOT AS IF THE ROSE HAD CLIMBED / THE GARDEN WALL AND BLOSSOMED ON THE OTHER SIDE" ( The quote is from John Oxenham's poem To you who have lost)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Elliott, Charles Arthur Boileau
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname, rank, regiment, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 584.22mm, width 584.22mm
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • Grade II*
  • 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
Responsibility
PCC

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