Lieutenant T F H Torney

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Town: Cowbridge
County: South Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 60564

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Current location

To the right of the main door.
Holy Cross Church
Church Street
Cowbridge
Vale Of Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
CF71 7BB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 99395 74595
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description

Wall-mounted rectangular marble tablet within a wooden frame. The tablet has a single line border, the engraved crest of the Welsh Regiment in the top left corner, and incised black lettering.

Inscription

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOMAS FREDERICK HASTINGS TORNEY/ LIEUT. 3RD WELSH REGT. BELOVED AND ONLY SON OF/ DR. & MRS HASTINGS TORNEY, COWBRIDGE/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/3RD SEPTEMBER 1918:/ AGED 20 YEARS/ "PRO PATRIA"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Torney, Thomas Frederick Hastings
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, Regiment, relations, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Mahogany

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Responsibility

Church of Wales

Reference

The Great War: Memorials in Cowbridge and Llanblethian, by Jose Rawlins, published by Cowbridge Record Society 2008 (ISBN 0 9537029 6 0). Page 46 states that this plaque is to the right of the main door.
www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/254733/

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