Private T C Varcoe

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Barrow In Furness
Town: Dalton in Furness
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 68604

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Current location

entrance hall beside reception
Dalton Town Hall
Station Street
Dalton in Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA15 8DW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 22997 73995
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Brass Plaque on wooden backboard

Inscription

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/PRIVATE THOMAS C VARCOE/1ST KINGS OWN ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT/BELOVED SON OF MR & MRS JH VARCOE/17 PRINCE ST DALTON IN FURNESS/AGED 18 YEARS 3 MONTHS/WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN THE BATTLE OF THE/SOMME, FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 28TH 1916 & WAS INTERRED/IN HEILLY STATION CEMETERY 2Â½ MILES NE OF CORBIE/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN/LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Varcoe, Thomas Cornthwaite
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, relationships, age, date of death, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 300mm, width 410mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 360mm, width 470mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Dalton Town Council

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