Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Forest Heath
Town
Newmarket
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4541

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Current location

St. Agnes' Church
Bury Road
Newmarket
Forest Heath
Suffolk
CB8 7BX
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 65016 64010
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Gothic canopy over inscription Regimental badge below canopy, followed by a cross
Inscription
SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF/FRANCIS LAMBTON/2ND LIEUTENANT ROYAL HORSE GUARDS/9TH SON OF THE SECOND EARL OF DURHAM/BORN 18TH JANUARY 1871/KILLED IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMY AT ZANDVOORDE/ OCTOBER 30TH 1914/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY SOME OF THOSE FRIENDS WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM/TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lambton, Francis
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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: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, relationship, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 25 mm, height 940 mm, width 1120 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
PCC

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