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
63504

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Current location

North 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
Rectangular tablet with the regimental badge on the top left and the lettering in black.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ EUSTACE ALFRED MORLEY NICHOLS./ 2nd LIEUTENANT SHERWOOD FORESTERS./ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR HARDECOURT, FRANCE./ GALLANTLY LEADING HIS MEN IN AN ATTACK ON THE GERMAN TRENCHES./ JULY 20th 1916./ IN HIS 23rd YEAR./ HIS SERGEANT WROTE OF HIM:-/ "HE WAS FEARLESS: I HAVE SEEN HIM CARRY/ A WOUNDED OFFICER INTO SAFETY UNDER SHELL FIRE."/ BORN AT BROXBOURNE AND BAPTIZED IN THIS CHURCH./ HIS BODY IS/ LAID TO REST IN/ A SOLDIERS GRAVE/ NEAR THE PLACE/ WHERE HE FELL/ "TILL HE COME." On left: HIS BODY IS/ LAID TO REST IN/ A SOLDIER'S GRAVE/ NEAR THE PLACE/ WHERE HE FELL./ "TILL HE COME."
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,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 40mm, height 530mm, width 840mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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