Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Suffolk Coastal
- Town
- Great Bealings
- County
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Army & Navy Auxiliary Cooperative Society Ltd (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 5432
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Current location
Parish Church of St. Mary
Hall Farm Road
Great Bealings
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk
IP13 6NY
England
OS Grid Ref: TM 23097 48865
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque on a wooden backboard. Regimental arms positioned top left.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ LESLIE WILLIAM SEARLES OLDHAM/ MAJOR ROYAL ENGINEERS/ KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE NEAR FESTUBERT FRANCE/ ON THE 28TH JULY 1915 AGED 45 YEARS/ ONLY SON OF BRIGADE SURGEON AND MRS C F OLDHAM/ BURIED IN THE CEMETERY OF LE TOURET NEAR FESTUBERT/ "The eternal God is they refuge and underneath are/ the everlasting arms." DEUT XXXIII
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Oldham, Leslie William Searles
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Rank, year of death, regiment, place of death, place of burial, forename, surname, age at death, relationships
Order of information: No order
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 483 mm, width 787 mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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