Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8447

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Current location

It hangs on the south wall of the chancel.
Longthorpe St Botolophs Church
Thorpe Road
Peterborough
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 6NA
England

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

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque, with engraved border of leaves and berries.
Inscription
ALSO OF/ JOHN CHARLES TEMPLE GASKELL/ CAPT 69TH PUNJABIS, 3RD SON OF THE ABOVE/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN EAST AFRICA ON AUG 5TH 1917, AGED 34./ "THERE IS SPRUNG UP A LIGHT FOR THE RIGHTEOUS AND/ JOYFUL GLADNESS FOR SUCH AS ARE TRUE-HEARTED."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gaskell, John Charles Temple
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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: Forenames, surname, rank, Regiment, relationship, place of death, date of death, age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 200 mm, width 380 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Longthorpe Church

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