Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broxbourne
Town
Broxbourne
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63502

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Current location

SOUTH WALL
ST AUGUSTINES CHURCH
Churchfields
Broxbourne
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN10 7AU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 37168 06939
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble tablet with a single line gold border, moulded red marble edging, is set on a black marble base. There is a gold latin cross at the top and the lettering is in black.
Inscription
TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR FOWLER NEWSAM/ CAPt 9th Coy IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS/ WHO HAVING GALLANTLY LED/ HIS COMPANY TO VICTORY/ FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED AT/ AMMAN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF/ MOAB 30th MARCH 1918 AGED 34/ MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOR/ "GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED/ SERVICE IN THE FIELD"/ ALSO/ OF HIS BELOVED FATHER/ JOHN FOWLER NEWSAM/ WHO JOINED HIS MUCH LOVED/ SON 1st MAY 1918 AGED 65/ "Make them to be numbered with/ Thy Saints in Glory Everlasting"
Inscription legible?
yes
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,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 800mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The London Gazette 8th August 1919. Published:Her Majesty's Stationery Office London

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