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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Brentwood
Town
Shenfield
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: Sunday 2nd September 1917
    Attended by: Rev LJ Harding and members of the Harding family
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71990

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Hall Lane
Shenfield
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 9AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 60549 95127
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall-mounted stone tablet with black lettering. It is mounted on the south wall near the pulpit.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN ROBERT LANDON/ CAPTAIN ROYAL WARWARWIKSHIE REGIMENT/ WHO FELL IN ACTION GUILLEMONT/ IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD 1916/ AGED 28 YEARS/ AND IN LOVING MEMORYOF/ HIS DEVOTED MOTHER/ CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BELL LANDON/ OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED JUNE 15TH 1917
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Landon, James Robert
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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, rank, regiment, date of death, place of death, age at death, additional.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 450mm, width 760mm
    Materials: White Sicilian marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser 8th September 1917

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