Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Peterborough
Town
Longthorpe
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 14th June 1934
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8453

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Current location

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

OS Grid Ref: TL 16305 98394
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Organ with associated stone plaque.
Inscription
To the glory of God/ the organ in this church/ was rebuilt and enlarged/ in loving memory of/ JOHN ISHAM STRONG/ Lieutenant 89th Field Battery/ Royal Artillery/ who died at Ajmir India/ from injuries received at Polo/ the 12th of December 1931/ Aged 28/ son of Brig-General Strong/ C.B., C.M.G., late R.A./ Fortis et fidelis
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Strong, John Isham
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Full name; rank; Regiment; date, place and manner of death; age; relationships.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 50 mm, height 640 mm, width 460 mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Parents of the deceased.
Responsibility
Longthorpe Church

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