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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
70338

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Current location

In the tower
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Road
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4PF
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 21471 70717
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A brass plaque, with and engraved red cross top-centre, beneath which is the engraved inscription in black and red lettering.
Inscription
IN MEMORY/ OF/ JOHN ALLEN/ OF THE QUEEN'S SURREY REGIMENT/ FOR FOURTEEN YEARS BELLRINGER OF THIS CHURCH/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON THE/ 20TH SEPTEMBER 1918/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, John
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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: Forename, surname, Regiment, place and 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
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • St Mary Magdalene Church, Brampton: An Illustrated Guide (first published by St Mary Magdalene Church November 2011; reprinted 2013); page 27

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