Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Epping Forest
Town
Shelly
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66555

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Current location

St Peters Church
Church Lane
Shelly
Epping Forest
Essex
CM5 0HH
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 55401 05043
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular board with a curved top and carved frame. The badge of the Royal Artillery is at the top and the lettering is in gold.
Inscription
UBIQUE/ QUOFAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT/ IN LOVING MEMORY/ SIDNEY WALTER BOYTON/ GUNNER ROYAL ARTILLERY/ AGE 22 YEARS/ DIED AT SEA, WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR/ IN JAPAN. 29th NOVEMBER 1945/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boyton, Sidney Walter
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    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,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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