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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
South Holland
Town
Gedney
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59430

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Current location

On the screen to the chancel
plaque on the wall to the right
St Mary Magdalene
Church End
Gedney
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE12 0BU
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 40259 24346
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Decorative cross set on top of a wood screen with IHS at the foot of the shaft. Associated black, rectangular dedicatory plaque attached to the church wall.
Inscription
The Cross on the screen is given/ in honour of GOD Incarnate and/ in loving memory of Penry Osmond/ Ernest Bertie, cadet Royal Navy/ who passed away 22nd March 1917/ aged 15 years + R.I.P. +
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bertie, Penry Osmond Ernest
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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,year died,regiment,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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