Memorial

23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers

Source: Copyright Francis Mullan

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Current Location

On the north wall, St Andrews Church, 222 High Street, Hornchurch, Havering, Greater London, RM12 6QP, England

TQ 54410 86978

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 62531
Description: Bronze chemically etched rectangular brass plaque with Regimental Crest at top left. Inscription in raised lettering.
Inscription: THIS (TABLET?) IS ERECTED TO /THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / MEMORY OF THE 700 MEMBERS / OF THE 23rd SERVICE BATTALION / OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / THE BATTALION RAISED IN OCTOBER 1914 / AS THE 1st SPORTSMAN'S BATTALION / UNDERWENT ITS EARLY TRAINING AT / GREY TOWERS HORNCHURCH / AND SERVED IN FLANDERS & FRANCE / BEING THE LAST SERVICE BATTALION / TO BE DISBANDED WHILE ACTING IN / THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION IN GERMANY

Plaque

Height: 380 mm

Width: 530 mm

Depth: 5 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Book: Hard as Nails - The Sportsman's Battalion of World War One - Michael Foley. Published by Spellmount 2007