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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Newark And Sherwood
- Town
- Laxton
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 64215
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Current location
Behind the altar on a narrow shelf
part of the reredos
St Michael the Archangel Church
High St
Laxton
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
NG22 0NY
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 72199 67070
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass cross with a three stepped base, and incription stamped into the lowest base.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUT GERARD CHARLES TUNBRIDGE/ DIED OF WOUNDS IN BULGARIA 27TH APRIL 1918/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- 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,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 110mm, height 630mm, width 190mm
Materials: Brass
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Michael the Archangel Church
- Reference
- Our website 27221 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.27221/fromUkniwmSearch/1
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/333724/TUNBRIDGE,%20GERARD%20CHARLES
- Our website 27222 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.27222/fromUkniwmSearch/1
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