2nd Lieutenant Maurice Sharpe

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Lancaster
Town: Lancaster
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 68852

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Current location

half way up the stairs to the west organ console
St Mary's Church-The Priory Church
top of Church Street behind the Castle
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1YX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 47339 61940
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Brass Plaque with the Royal Flying Corps Badge at the top, with the initial letters RFC

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ MAURICE SHARPE 2ND LIEUTENANT/ ROYAL FLYING CORPS BELOVED/ SON OF ALFRED AND ROSAMOND SHARPE/. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE FRONT OCTOBER/ 28TH 1916, HAVING PREVIOUSLY SERVED/ THROUGHOUT THE CAMEROONS CAMPAIGN.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Sharpe, Maurice
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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, forename, rank, date of death, manner of death, relationships, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 435mm, width 685mm
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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