Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kingston-upon-thames
Town
Kingston Upon Thames
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47746

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Current location

All Saints Church
Market Place
Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston-upon-thames
Greater London
KT1 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 17919 69294
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Bronze Plaque
Inscription
M.I./N.N.R./DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO POTRIA MORIA/TO THE /GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/FRANCIS EDWARD BLACKWOOD/LIEUT. EAST SURRY REGT AND/MOUNTED INFANTRY NORTHERN NIGERIA REGT./(SON OF CAPTAIN SIR FRANICS BLACKWOOD, BART. R.N.)/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT SATIRU/NEAR SOKOTO, 14TH FEBRY 1906,/WHILST GALLANTLY LEADING HIS COMPANY/THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY/HIS BROTHER OFFICERS WHO SERVED WITH HIM/IN M.I. NORTHERN NIGERIA REGT. 1904-1905
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blackwood, Francis Edward
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Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 70CM, width 50CM
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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