2nd Lieut C T Cobbold

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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: 84260

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: SU 35102 21257
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A rectangular plaque , the longer axis horizontal , set within an ebonised wood frame .The base of the plaque is of hammered copper with a wide brass border impressed with roses and leaves .At top left is the badge of the Royal Artillery and at top right a coat of arms probably of the Cobbold Family .At bottom is a latin motto and the inscription is constructed from brass letters in the Gothic Style .

Inscription

/in affectionate remembrance of/Charles Townsend Cobbold 2nd Lieut R F A /27th Battery , aged 23 , who fell in Action on/3rd October 1916 , near Les Boeufs , France ,Youngest /son of A Hills Cobbold and only son of Ellen /Cobbold of Brownhills House Nursling , Hants/Quo fas et Gloria ducunt/ translated as "everywhere , where right and glory leads us" /(motto of the Royal Artillery )

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cobbold, Charles Townsend
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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: given names , surname , rank , unit , age at death ,manner of death , date of death , place of death ,family relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth c 20, height c 200, width c 320
Materials: Copper, Brass

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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