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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stockport
Town
Stockport
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66789

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Current location

St Marys Church
Churchgate
Stockport
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK1 1YG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 89780 90502
Denomination: St Marys Church

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Description
Rectangular tablet with a carved badge of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry at the top and on the left and right central margins, flanking the second name, badges of the Cheshire Regiment.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN FRITH SIDEBOTHAM/ OF SHREWSBURY SCHOOL AND HERTFORD COLLEGE OXON./ LIEUT. 6th KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS 12th FEBRUARY 1916/ AGED 24/ AND OF HIS BROTHER/ GERALD SIDEBOTHAM/ OF HAILEYBURY COLLEGE AND MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY/ CAPTAIN / 4th CHESHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION IN PALESTINE 9 MARCH 1918/ AGED 24/ "CALLED AND CHOSEN AND FAITHFUL."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, school, university, regiment, date of death, place of death, age of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 750mm, width 900mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: By family.

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