Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lindsey
Town
Louth
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53707

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Current location

South wall of St Stephens Chapel
St James Church
Louth
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN11 9ER
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 32600 87300
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy headed brass plaque on wooden backboard. Red and black lettering within thin black border. Inscription surmounted with the badge of the 2/5th Lincolns.
Inscription
Erected by Brigadier General G.M. Jackson and/ the Staff of the 177th Infantry Brigade and/ Colonel G Beaumont Walker and the Officers of the/ 2/5 Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment/ To the Glory of God/ and in honoured memory of/ Henry Frederick Noel Falkner/ formerly Captain 2/5, Lincolnshire Regt./ who was killed in action at Vermelles, France/ October 11 1916, aged 32 years/ "He shall give his angels charge over thee"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Falkner, Frederick Noel
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 3mm, height 455mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 520mm, width 785mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES
  • 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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