Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Woolverstone
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4520

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Current location

Next to Woolverstone Park and Nelson Avenue
St Michael Church
Off the Main Road
Woolverstone
Babergh
Suffolk
IP9 1AY
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 19018 38580
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with a Gothic frame representing a gate, with regimental badge at the top.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HAMILTON HUGH BERNERS/ CAPTAIN IN THE IRISH GUARDS/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/ ON SEPT 14 1914/ AT SOUPIR NEAR/ VAILLY-SUR-AISNE FRANCE/ YOUNGEST SON OF/ CHARLES H BERNERS/ WOOLVERSONE PARK/ AGED 32 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Berners, Hamilton Hugh
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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, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 940mm, width 533mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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