Lt A F Johnston

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Cambridge
Town: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 8389

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Current location

Westminster College Chapel
Madingley Rd
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0AA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 44416 59037
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description

Wall-mounted brass plaque with incised lettering. Death plaque, or "Dead Man's Penny" below.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF ALEX F JOHNSTON/ M.A. (ABERDEEN) B.D. LONDON/ SCHOLAR OF THIS COLLEGE 1912-1915/ LIEUTENANT IN THE 11TH BATTN/ LONDON REGT ATT QUEENS WESTMINSTER/ KILLED IN ACTION AT LEUZE WOOD/ 10TH SEPT 1916/ AGED 30/ THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD/ HATH TAKEN AWAY

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Johnston, Alex F
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

WESTMINSTER AND CHESHUNT COLLEGE
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Westminster College, Cambridge: its background and history', by R Buick Knox and Stephen Orchard (2007).

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