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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Langbaurgh
Town
Guisborough
County
Cleveland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 August 1915
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Cleveland
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23rd August 1915
    Attended by: Lieutenant-Colonel Penry Williams
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9534

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Current location

St Nicholas' Church
Church Street
Guisborough
Langbaurgh
Cleveland
TS14 6HG
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 61632 16117
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented engraved brass plaque. A single-line continuous border encloses the inscriptions. Border and inscriptions infilled with black enamel paint.
Inscription
To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of / 2nd.. Lieut. ARTHUR JOHN BUCHANAN RICHARDSON / 4th.. Batt. A.P.W.O. (Yorkshire Regt.) / who died at his post in Newcastle on Jan. 4th.. 1915. / Aged 19 Years / AND OF HIS COUSIN / Midshipman JOHN DUNCAN STUBBS, R.N. / of H.M.S. Aboukir. / who lost his life while attempting to save others / on Sept. 22nd.. 1914. Aged 15 Years. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR PARENTS AND RELATIONS / WHOSE FORE-ELDERS WORSHIPPED IN THIS CHURCH.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Richardson, Arthur John Buchannan
Stubbs, John Duncan
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
    Order of information: Rank or alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Parents and relations

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