Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Greenwich
Town
Blackheath
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
99445

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Stratheden Road
Blackheath
Greenwich
Greater London
SE3 7TH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40290 77130
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A light stone tablet with beveled edge. A crest in each top corner and dark incised letters.
Inscription
To the Glory of God / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MANSEL FREDERICK CARR / OVER 38 YEARS A CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED NOV. 12TH 1918 AGED 62 YEARS. // AND OF HIS SON / VICTOR FRANCIS / CAPTAIN R.G.A. KILLED IN ACTION AT GIVENCHY / MAY 21ST 1918 AGED 31 YEARS ALSO OF HIS FRIEND / EDWARD HADFIELD WINCH / LIEUT. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY / KILLED IN ACTION AT MARICOURT / MARCH 25TH 1918 AGED 34 YEARS. // "Till the day break and the shadows flee away."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: relationship, forenames, surname, ank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
    Order of information: son then friend
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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