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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bridgnorth
- Town
- Tong
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70575
Current location
St Bartholomew's Church
Off A41
Tong
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
TF11 8PP
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 79572 07390
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular plaque with a double line border and Patte crosses at each corner. The capitals are in red and lettering in black.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HUMPHREY HERBERT ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN/ OF SALOP UMTALI RHODESIA/ LIEUTENANT HOUSEHOLD BATTALION/ 3rd SON OF/ GEN. THE HON. FRANCIS E. BRIDGEMAN/ BORN JULY 22 1891REPORTED MISSING/ MAY 1.1917 AT ROEUX IN FRANCE/ DURING THE EUROPEAN WAR/ "THIS IS A GREAT MYSTERY."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, address, rank, regiment, relationships, date of birth, date of death, place of death.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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