Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wealden
Town
East Hoathly
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91118

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Current location

East Hoathly Church
Church Marks Lane
East Hoathly
Wealden
East Sussex
BN8 6EG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52020 16160
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular brass plaque with raised plain border and letters. A raised regiment crest at the centre top. On a wooden backplate.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN STEPHEN GORDON HARBORD: M.C. R.(...) / WHO WAS BORN AT EAST HOATHLY RECTORY JUNE (...) / KILLED IN ACTION NEAR ST JULIEN. AUGUST (...) / AND BURIED AT VLAMERTINGHE. / HE WAS IN THE RETREAT AFTER MONS AND PRESENT (...) / BATTLES OF THE MARNE. AISNE. SOMME AND AT ME(...) / MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES. // A GOOD SOLDIER OF HIS GOD AND HIS KING A SON (...) / AND COMRADE, LOVING AND BELOVED, HE RESTS (...) //
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, decoration, regiment, place of birth, date of birth, manner of death, date of death, place of death, biography
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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