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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Ribble
Town
Penwortham
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Hart Son Peard & Co Ltd (Manufacturer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54974

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Current location

Nave
St Marys Church
Church Avenue
Penwortham
South Ribble
Lancashire
PR1 0AH
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 52397 29004
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted nowy headed brass plaque. Regimental badge precedes the inscription. Border of twisting leaves. Quatrefoils in corners.
Inscription
TO THE BELOVED/ MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN/ THOMAS GEOFFREY/ RAWSTORNE/ LANCASHIRE HUSSARS/ YEOMANRY/ KILLED IN ACTION/ NEAR PILCKEM/ JULY 31ST 1917/ IN HIS 38TH YEAR/ ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Rawstorne, Thomas Geoffrey
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    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,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 13mm, height 756mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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