Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waltham Forest
Town
Walthamstow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
92386

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Current location

The tablet is located inside the church
on the North wall alongside the pews on the left
St Mary's Church
Church Lane
Walthamstow
Waltham Forest
Greater London
E17 3BD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 37860 89230
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet, with black border and black lettering. Commemorates Matthew W Braithwaite a Major in the 7th Essex.
Inscription
In Tender/ Loving Memory of/ MATTHEW W. BRAITHWAITE, MAJOR, OF THE 7TH BATTN./ ESSEX REGT./ WHO DIED AT COLCHESTER,/ MILITARY HOSPITAL, NOVR. 9TH 1918./ “BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND/ I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE”.
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: Full Name, rank regiment, place and date of death
    Order of information: Name, rank, battalion, regiment, place died and date of death.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Marys Church
Reference
  • Pamphlet: "Remembering 2500 Servicemen from Walthamstow who died in WW1" produced by St Mary's Walthamstow from research by Chris Hunt of the East London Branch of the Western Front Association, and photos by David Baker. The Illustrations in the pamphlet include one of this and all the other memorials within St Mary's Church Walthamstow, with a plan of the church to show locations of each of them, plus further information on each man commemorated, (eg address, family, circumstances & date of death, where buried or commemorated).
  • CWGC Ref: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/356146/MATTHEW WOODHOUSE BRAITHWAITE/

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