Bombardier L Davies

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Ashfield
Town: Stanton Hill
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Maker: Blakey Bros (Manufacturer)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 58959

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Current location

All Saints Church
Fackley Road (B6014) Jn Church View
Stanton Hill
Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 3HW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 48497 60806
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A nowy headed brass plaque; thin black border; plain red cross at the head; inscription incised in mixed styles of upright capital letters coloured black with rubricated initials; maker's name in bottom right corner; wooden backboard.

Inscription

+/IN MEMORY OF/ BOMBARDIER LEONARD DAVIES,/ 116TH. BATTERY, R.F.A./ A CHORISTER, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER/ AND AFTERWARDS VERGER OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES, NOVR. 17TH. 1914,/ AGED 22 YEARS./ R.I.P.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Davies, Leonard
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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,additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth -, height 320mm, width 640mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: depth c 20mm, height c 370mm, width c 690mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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