Memorial Details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushmoor
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50249

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Current location

ALL SAINTS ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
Farnborough Rd
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 1QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 861 506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LARGE WHITE STONE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN RED AND GOLD LETTERING.METAL WREATH WITH PALM FRONDS BELOW IT DEPICTED IN RLEIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET. THREE STARS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WREATH.CROWN SURMOUNTS THE TOP OF THE TABLET.
Inscription
LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES: (REGIMENTS AND SECTIONS)CENTRE: (BATTLE HONOURS)BASE: MCMXIV MCMXVIII/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THE 2ND DIVISION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR FOR LIBERTY AND PEACE/ THEY DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2500MM, width 1180MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England.View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on theHistoric England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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