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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Canterbury
- Town
- Sturry
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS CULN CAWTHORP & SONS (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 54447
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Current location
St Nicholas' Church
Church La
Sturry
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 0AH
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 17610 60110
Denomination: Church of England, Methodist
- Description
- Wall mounted rectangular brass plaque. The badge of the St John Ambulance service appears at the top centre of the plaque.
- Inscription
- SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ ELSIE MADELINE BATES/ WHO WAS KILLED WHEN ON/ LEAVE, AFTER DEVOTED/ SERVICE TO HER COUNTRY/ IN FRANCE DECEMBER 1917/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY HER COMRADES OF THE/ MILLICENT SUTHERLAND/ AMBULANCE, CALAIS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 510mm, width 300mm
Materials: Brass
- 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
- History
- Some damage in three of the four corners.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
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