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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Lewes
- Town
- Lewes
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 56444
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Current location
Town Hall
High Street
Lewes
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2QS
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 41570 10130
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Carved wooden board with marquetry boarder.
- Inscription
- BY PERMISSION OF THE MAYOR,/ ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS/ OF THE BOROUGH IS HERE/ COMMEMORATED BY HIS/ WIFE AND FRIENDS/ JOHN ROBERT STENHOUSE/ M.D. MEDICAL OFFICER/ FOR LEWES 1898 - 1922/ PHYSICIAN & FOUNDER/ OF THE LEWES SANATORIUM/ SURGEON-CAPTAIN SUSSEX/ YEOMANRY ATTACHED R.A.M.C./ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ COUNTRY DYING ON/ AUGUST 10TH 1923 FROM THE/ EFFECTS OF THE GREAT WAR.
- 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,rank,year died,regiment,forename,relationships
Order of information: By year of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 533mm, width 381mm
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Other
Details: Wife and friends - Responsibility
- Lewes Borough Council
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