Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Speldhurst
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72198

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Current location

North of church
St Mary the Virgin Church
Speldhurst Hill
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0NN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 55320 41540
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Low Celtic wheeled cross on a two-stepped pedestal
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / HENRY JOHN PHILLPOTTS / LATE RECTOR OF WALKERN, HERTS / DIED SEPT. 27. 1919. AGED 86. // AND OF / CATHERINE MARY HIS WIFE / DIED OCT. 19. 1919. AGED 81 / “IN PARADISE” // ALSO OF THEIR SONS / LOUIS MURRAY / BRIG. GENL. R.F.A / KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF / THE SOMME, SEPT. 8 1916 / AGED 46. // Also, William Manley Phillpotts. Died at Bulawayo, 15 June 1919. Aged 46, also, Mary Louisa Phillpotts d. 12 June 1950, aged 81. Eldest daughter of H. J. Phillpotts.
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: Forenames, rank, service, cause of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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