D D Evans

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: West Dorset
Town: Long Bredy
County: Dorset
Country: England
Commemoration: Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 46893

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Current location

N WALL
ST PETERS CHURCH
Long Bredy
West Dorset
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 571 906
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

CREST OF RA TO LEFT AND CROSS AT RIGHT

Inscription

ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 14TH FIELD REGIMENT RA, DAVID DEWSBERRY EVANS AGED 26 CAPTAIN 1ST FIELD BATTERY RA. 'THE BLAZERS', DIED GALLANTLY PROTECTING ONE OF HIS MEN AT NISBAH, ADEN, 3RD JUNE 1960. 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS'

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 300MM, width 254MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER
Grade I
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

Condition

Captain David Dewsbury EVANS
WMO ID: 78029
Condition: Good [last updated on 03-06-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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