Memorial

Nurse B E St John

Source: Copyright John Miller

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Current Location

On the north side of the Chancel Arch., St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Ninfield, Wealden, East Sussex, TN33 9EB, England

TQ 70500 12290

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 17312
Description: Wall mounted, landscape oriented, engraved brass plaque. A foliate and berry border band, interrupted by roundels at each corner and narrowing at top centre, encloses a cross at top centre, two flanking shields and the inscription. Cross and first letters of principal words infilled with red paint, remaining text and border infilled with black paint. Shields each bear a broad equi-armed red cross on a white background. Top left roundel bears the letters "ihs", top right bears the letter "A" and "Omega" symbol, bottom left bears a cross and bottom right bears a superimposed cross over the letter "P". All letters and crosses on a red background.
Inscription: + / IN MEMORY OF / BARBARA ESMEE ST JOHN / RED CROSS NURSE 112TH SUSSEX V.A.D. / WHO DIED ON DUTY IN FRANCE / OCTOBER 12TH 1916 AGED 31. / AND WAS BURIED WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS / IN THE SOLDIERS CEMETERY, WIMEREUX.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, role, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, place of burial
Order of names: Forenames, surname, role, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, place of burial

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

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