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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Harrogate
Town
Weston
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47298

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Current location

ON THE WALL OF THE NORTH TRANSEPT
St Helen's parish church
Weston
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 180 450
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE TABLET WITH TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. INSCRIPTION IS FLANKED BY LOW RELIEF CARVING OF TWO SOLDIERS STANDING WITH ARMS REVERSED. REGIMENTAL CREST AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PEDIMENT.
Inscription
IN/ AFFECTIONATE/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ LIONEL VAVASOUR/ LIEUT 2ND BATTN/ NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGT/ 2ND SON OF/ A. C. AND MRS VAVASOUR,/ WESTON MANOR,/ BORN AUGT. 29TH 1889./ DIED AT/ CHARIAL, INDIA, JULY 24TH 1915./ "IT IS NOT THE LENGTH OF LIFE/ THAT COUNTS, BUT WHAT IS DONE WITH IT"/ ERECTED/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR/ DEAR SON AND BROTHER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Vavasour, Lionel
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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: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Airedale and Wharfedale Family History website has a photo of the plaque. www.AWFHS.org.

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