Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81844

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Current location

The tablet hangs on the north wall of the chancel.
Longthorpe St Botolph's Church
Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 16315 98383
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Simple rectangular marble tablet, with a small cross at each corner.
Inscription
PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF/ P.O. FRANK GILES, R.A.F. D.F.M./ WHO DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY/ OVER GERMANY/ MAY 13TH 1943.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Giles, Frank
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, full name, military unit, decoration, place and date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 170mm, width 330mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 27/8/1943: reported his death.

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