Lieutenant D A Simcox

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Korean War (1950-1953)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 01 July 1989
Attended by: Mrs Simcox ( mother)
Dedicated
Date: 01 July 1989
Attended by: Reverend Peter Stearn
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

7641

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Current location

Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK41 7NT
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 04024 51020
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rectangular wooden board, longer about the horizontal axis, with a plain wooden frame. The lettering is painted in blue.

Inscription

In Memory of/ LIEUTENANT DOUGLAS A SIMCOX/ of the / GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT/ At this school from 1939 to 1945/ Killed in the / BATTLE OF THE IMJIN RIVER KOREA/ 16th February 1951 Aged 23

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Simcox, Douglas A
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Commemorations

Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank , given name , surname , unit , manner of death , place of death , date of death , age at death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Bedford Modern School

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