Lance Corporal H S Mugford VC

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Chelmsford
Town: Chelmsford
County: Essex
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 76493

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Current location

Chelmsford Cathedral
Church Street
Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1NS
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 70830 06959
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Rectangular black slate tablet , at top the name of the VC recipient, below that from left the badges of the Essex Yeomanry, an image of the VC and the badge of the Machine Gun Corps and then the dedication, the three badges are in full colour and the remainder incised and coloured gold.

Inscription

HAROLD SANFORD MUGFORD VC/1894-1958/In memory of L/Cpl H S Mugford , Machine Gun Corps /formerly of the Essex Yeomanry , resident of Chelmsford/who was awarded the Victoria Cross/for the most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty/at Monchy-le-Preux on 11th April 1917/during the Battle of Arras /

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Mugford, Harold Sanford
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: given name , surname , award , date of birth , date of death , units , details of the event for which the award was made
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Lancashire Evening Post 3rd July 1918 The Scotsman 4th July 1918 Western Morning News 27th November 1917 Daily Herald 17th June 1958

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