Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Boston
Town
Frampton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62025

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Current location

Southern wall of Nave
Church of St Mary
Church Lane (off A356)
Frampton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 325 391
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted brown marble horizontal rectangle with carved Ogee outer edges framing centre section. Outer part comprises 2 widely spaced parallel gold lines of mosaic tiling which join larger squares at each corner. Each square contains multi coloured badge of North Staffordshire Regiment. The 2 gold lines are in-filled with a single mosaic wavy gold line against a dark green background.
Inscription
In ever loving memory of/ Horace Brown/ Private 2/6 Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment/ who was killed in action in France 21st March 1918/ aged 19 years./ "Greater love hath no man than this that/ a man lay down his life for his friends"./ This tablet was erected by his father & mother.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Horace
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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,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: forename,surname,rank,regiment,manner of death,year died,age of death,relationships
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 60, height 470, width 770
    Materials: Marble - Brown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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