Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Daventry
Town
Creaton
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70640

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Current location

North wall of Nave,
St. Michael & All Angels Church
Violet Lane
Creaton
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN6 8NR
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 70630 71850
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted landscape orientated brass plaque with border, emblem badge & insignia, all in relief. Inscription has raised lettering. Decorative border comprises a continuous foliated design with berries. Emblem at top left shows a shield held in the front paws of a lion rampant, located within a crown. Beneath the crown is a scroll with motto. Top right of plaque displays the insignia of "The Suffolk Regiment".
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY FITZROY LANDON / OF CREATON HOUSE IN THIS PARISH / CAPT. 3RD BATTN SUFFOLK REGIMENT / BORN 24TH MAY 1867 AND KILLED IN ACTION 15TH FEB 1915 / WHILE SERVING WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / BURIED AT DRANOUTRE / HE SERVED ALSO IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900-1 / IN THE BUCKS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / This tablet is erected as a mark of affection and esteem, / by his many friends in the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries / in which Department he was an Inspector 1893 - 1915. Emblem - top left : MA FORCE DEN HAUT Insignia - top right : MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE / GIBRALTAR / THE SUFFOLK REGT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Landon, William Henry Fitzroy
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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: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, home address, date of birth, date of death, manner of death, place of burial, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, home address, date of birth, date of death, manner of death, place of burial, additional
    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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