Major L R V Colby

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Preseli Pembrokeshire
Town: Bletherston
County: Dyfed
Country: Wales
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Maker: MESSRS G MAILE & SON LTD (Founder / Foundry)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 6937

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Clarbeston Road
Bletherston
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Dyfed
SA63 4SE
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 07031 21207
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description

Rectangular plaque with a single black line border mounted on a backboard.

Inscription

MAJOR/ LAURENCE ROBERT VAUGHAN COLBY/ 1ST BATT GRENADIER GUARDS/ KILLED IN ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF YPRES/ 24TH OCT 1914 BURIED NEAR GHELUVELDT/ SANS PEUR ET SANS REPROCHE/ ERECTED BY THE NARBERTH TENANTS OF THE/ FFYNONE ESTATE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Colby, Laurence Robert Vaughan
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 205mm, width 330mm
Materials: Brass

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Church

Reference

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1607198/COLBY, LAWRENCE ROBERT VAUGHAN

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