Memorial

Lance Corporal H C Key

Memorial Tablet

Source: Copyright Rachel Farrand

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Current Location

St Giles Church, Langford Ln, Holme, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7RY, England

SK 803 591

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 14375
Description: Nowy headed marble tablet supported by two matching stone brackets. Dedication is inscribed in incised black lettering and an IHS monogram top centre. There is a small wodden shelf below this, serving as a candle holder.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HERBERT CHARLES KEY,/ LANCE CORPORAL 1/8TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ KILLED IN ACTION IN NO MAN'S LAND/ IN FRANCE./ SEPTEMBER 12TH 1917,/ AGED 22 YEARS/ HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE/ FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY/ AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good