Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Salisbury
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70004

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Current location

The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum
58
The Wardrobe
The Close
Salisbury
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 14134 29671
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A brass plaque mounted onto an outside wall of the museum. The dedication is written in white incised lettering, headed with an incised regimental emblem, and surrounded by a white incised border.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WALTER SYDNEY BROWN/ LEIUT. COLONEL WILTSHIRE REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION ON 5TH JULY 1916/ ALSO OF/ JAMES BAYNTUN STARKY/ 2ND LIEUT. WILTSHIRE REGT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 6TH JULY 1916. / R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Walter Sydney
Starky, James Bayntun
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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