Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Test Valley
Town
Romsey
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84253

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Current location

Romsey Abbey
Church Lane
Romsey
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO51 8EF
England

OS Grid Ref: Su 35101 21260
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular mottled grey stone tablet ,the horizontal axis longer , with a deep plain border . In the top left corner the badge of the Coldstream Guards in natural colour , the inscription incised and coloured dark grey .
Inscription
/ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER /IN LOVING MEMORY OF/CAPT ANTHONY HENRY EVELYN ASHLEY/COLDSTREAM GUARDS , 2ND SON OF/THE RT HONBLE EVELYN ASHLEY/BORN FEB 25 1894 DIED JAN 14 1921 FROM THE /RESULT OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT YPRES MAY 1916/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashley, Anthony Henry Evelyn
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank ,given names , surname ,unit , family relationship ,date of birth , date of death , manner of death ,
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 30, height c 200, width c 400
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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