Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Huntingdon
Town
Brampton
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70319

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Current location

On the north wall of the chancel.
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Road
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4PF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 21473 70721
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass shield-shaped plaque, with a stylised laurel-leaf border. Above the engraved inscription there is the emblem of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN LOVING AND UNDYING MEMORY/ OF/ LESLIE BENITO FISHER/ "LADDIE"/ LIEUT 12TH BATTN KING'S ROYAL RIFLES/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT BOIS GRENIER, FRANCE/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ ON AUGUST 14TH 1915 AT THE AGE OF 30 YEARS./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS BEREAVED/ BUT PROUD MOTHER AND SISTERS/ STILL "CARRYING ON"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fisher, Leslie Benito
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, Regiment, first names and surname, place and date of death, and age.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth c2, height c700, width c600
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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