Captain H B G Macartney

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Battlefield cross or marker
District: Weymouth And Portland
Town: Radipole
County: Dorset
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 88

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Current location

East wall of south transept.
St Ann's Church
Radipole Lane
Radipole
Weymouth And Portland
Dorset
DT4 0TP
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 66729 81368
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wooden battlefield cross in standard GRU/IWGC format with three white metal strips at the crossing point together with rectangular brass plaque containing dedication from Capt Macartney's sister

Inscription

Plaque: THIS CROSS FROM THE GRAVE OF CAPTAIN HUSSEY BURGE GEORGE MACCARTNEY ROYAL FUSILIERS AT LA BRIQUE, ST JEAN-LES-YPRES IS PLACED HERE BY HIS SISTER MRS ROBERT HAYES OF RADIPOLE MANOR IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. "ONE OF MANY WHO PERISHED, NOT IN VAIN, AS A TYPE OF CHIVALRY" Cross: G R U CAPT. R.B.G.MACCARTNEY (SIC) 1/ROY.FUS.25-6-16

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Macartney, Hussey Burgh George
Maccartney, R B G
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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: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, forename, place of burial, relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

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

Radipole: Capt H B G Macartney
WMO ID: 122357
Condition: Good [last updated on 15-06-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Images also appear on The Returned from the Front website thereturned.co.uk/crosses/radipole-church-of-st-anne-dorset/
Additiional details from CWGC website www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/451244/hussey-burgh-george-macartney/

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