Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thanet
Town
Ramsgate
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62201

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Current location

Mounted above fountain.
Montefiore Synagogue
Honeysuckle Road
Ramsgate
Thanet
Kent
CT11 8AS
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 38840 65740
Denomination: Jewish

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with incised black lettering and a single line border, mounted on a wooden backboard.
Inscription
THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE RAMSGATE CONGREGATION/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN ROBERT MONTEFIORE SEBAG MONTEFIORE./ ROYAL EAST KENT MOUNTED RIFLES/ ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR AND HARRIETTE SEBAG MONTEFIORE/ WHO DIED AT ALEXANDRIA NOV 19th 1915 (12th KISLEV 5678)/ IN THE THIRTY FOURTH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED AT GALLIPOLI IN THE SERVICE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Sebag Montefiore, Robert Montefiore
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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: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, place and date of death, age at death, cause of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 350mm, width 1000mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Montefiore Endowment.
Reference

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