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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newbury
- Town
- Purley On Thames
- County
- Berkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7792
Current location
North wall of chancel to right of door
St Mary the Virgin Church
St Mary's Avenue
Purley On Thames
Newbury
Berkshire
RG8 8BJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 66744 76058
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque with raised rim. Letters faced in white.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF HUGH EVELYN LISTER MC/ PRIEST OF OLD RECTORY HOUSE PURLEY/ A MAJOR IN THE WELSH GUARDS KILLED/ IN ACTION IN BELGIUM 9TH SEPTEMBER 1944
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Lister, Hugh Evelyn
See details - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Church
- Reference
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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