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
92387

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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 lettering. Commemorates Alfred James Youngs, a Linen Keeper on board HMHS Salta.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ALFRED JAMES,/ THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF WILLIAM AND EMILY,/ AND HUSBAND OF MARIE OLIVIA YOUNGS./ HE LOST HIS LIFE ON H.M.H.S. “SALTA”,/ WHICH WAS MINED IN THE CHANNEL./ INTERRED AT LE HAVRE MILITARY CEMETERY,/ APRIL 16TH 1917, AGED 25 YEARS./ HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE.
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, parent's and wife's names, circumstances of death, where and when buried and age at death
    Order of information: Forenames, names with surname of parents and wife, place of death and burial, date and age.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c400mm, width c600mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Marys Church Walthamstow
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 website ref: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4021253/ALFRED JAMES YOUNGS/

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