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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tamworth
Town
Tamworth
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51244

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Current location

ON THE CHOIR STALLS
ST EDITHAS CHURCH
Church St
Tamworth
Tamworth
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 220 030
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH INCISED ISNCRIPTION BLACK AND RED PAINTED LETTERING. SINGLE BLACK LINE BORDER. BADGE OF THE LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGT IN RELIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER/ JOHN JAMES WILDER LASSETER/ 2ND LIEUTENANT LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT,/ KILLED IN ACTION ON THE/ DIALA RIVER, MESOPOTAMIA, MARCH 8TH 1917./ HE WAS CHORISTER AND CROSS BEARER OF THIS CHURCH/ FOR 18 YEARS AND SCOUT MASTER OF THE/ 1ST ST EDITAH'S TROOP B. P. SCOUTS IN THIS TOWN./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dassriirr, John James Wilder
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST EDITHA
  • 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

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