Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
Gosberton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
92968

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Current location

St. Peter & St. Paul
Westhorpe Road
Gosberton
Lincolnshire
PE11 4EW
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 23753 31756
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Proposed by our petitioner Louisa Calthrop to provide and place a memorial tablet on the north wall of the chancel of the parish church of Gosberton about thirteen feet from the ground and about one foot below another memorial tablet of the same family, as Everard Ferguson Calthorp in whose memory the said memorial tablet is proposed to be erected.
Inscription
EVERARD FERGUSON CALTHORP Major, R. F. A. Military Attaché in Japan 1914 – 1915, he returned to fight for his country and was killed in action at Ypres Sunday December 19th 1915, aged 39. O Tu Felix!
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Calthorp, Everard Ferguson
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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: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c610mm, width c305c
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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