Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Maldon
- Town
- Great Totham
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45768
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Current location
Behind the pulpit on the north wall of the church
St Peter's Church
Church Road
Great Totham
Maldon
Essex
CM9 8NN
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 86198 11021
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass Plaque with the Royal Sussex Regiment badge at the top
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON/ ROGER D'ARCY WHITTAKER/ CAPTAIN & ADJUTANT/ 13TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION/ AT RICHEBOURGE, L'AVOUE, FRANCE/ WHILE LEADING HIS COMPANY IN AN ATTACK ON ENEMY TRENCHES ON 30TH JUNE 1916/ BORN AT THE FIRS, GREAT TOTHAM, ESSEX 4TH MARCH 1891
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Whittaker, Roger D'arcy
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, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of birth, manner of death, date of birth
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 - Responsibility
- PCC
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