Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- North Dorset
- Town
- Lower Blandford St Mary
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 55292
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Lower Blandford St Mary
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 9ND
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 89055 05372
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A brass plaque in a wooden frame, with the badge of the Northamptonshire Regiment in relief at the top. Leaf design border with a gold bordered, crown and crossed gun relief in each corner. Dedication is in black, upper case, incised lettering.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ALFRED CHRISTOPHER TURNOUR ALMACK/ ONLY SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH/ 2ND LIEUT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGT./ ATTACHED MACHINE GUN CORPS/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR HIGH WOOD IN THE BATTLE/ OF THE SOMME SEPT 27TH 1916 AGED 21 YEARS/ "Faithful unto death"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Almack, Alfred Christopher Turnour
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 338mm, width 50mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Grade II*
- 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
- Condition
- 2Lt A C T Almack
- WMO ID: 70369
- Condition: Good [last updated on 30-05-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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