Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Purbeck
- Town
- Swanage
- County
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 81165
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Hill
Swanage
Purbeck
Dorset
BH19 1HU
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 02725 78772
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- White marble blocks forming a tablet bearing the Crest of the Leicestershire Regiment at top left, red inscription and surrounded by a floral mosaic border, all framed within a black marble surround.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVIGN MEMORY / OF PHILIP ERNEST VINEY / CAPT. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT / WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND AT / BAILLEUL 17 DEC. 1914 AGED 26 / TO LIVE IS CHRIST / TO DIE IS GAIN / DEATH IS THE / GATE OF LIFE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Viney, Philip Ernest
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Firstname, surname ,rank ,regiment , detail of death, age
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
- Tablet
- 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
- Captain Philip Ernest Viney
- WMO ID: 267505
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-11-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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