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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Uttlesford
- Town
- Little Dunmow
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87798
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Brook Street
Little Dunmow
Uttlesford
Essex
CM6 3HX
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 65611 21233
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Rectangular bronze plaque, with an engraved cross top-centre, beneath which is the engraved inscription. The plaque is in a wooden frame that has carved laurel leaves on three sides, and the emblem of the Royal Horse Artillery top-centre.
- Inscription
- RICHARD FORMAN/ TOMLINSON R.H.A./ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ GAVE HIS SERVICES FROM/ OCT. 1913 UNTIL OCT. 1915/ AS ORGANIST IN THIS/ CHURCH AND WAS KILLED/ IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ ON NOVEMBER 14TH 1916/ Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his/ life for his/ friends. St John XV.13
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Tomlinson, Richard Forman
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Full name, Regiment, manner, place and date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Church of England
- Reference
- A photograph of the plaque is on the "Felstead and Little Dunmow Roll of Honour Project" website, along with a photograph of Richard Forman Tomlinson and his biographical details. (www.felstedremembers.uwclub.net/RTomlinson.htm )
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/264154
- livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4469223 (has details of Gunner Richard Forman Tomlinson's military service etc, including his photo)
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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