Memorial

Captain C E H Tempest-Hicks

Capt. C E H Tempest-Hicks - tablet

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin, Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley, Barnet, Greater London, EN5 5PZ, England

TQ 25013 97406

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 91299
Description: Ornate nowy-headed tablet. The semi-circular top section is separated by a raised ledge and contains an allegorical figure. At the top of the rectangular lower section a swagged wreath hangs above a circular low-relief silhouette with the dedication at the bottom.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/CHARLES EDWARD HENRY TEMPEST-HICKS M.C., CROIX DE GUERRE./CAPTAIN 16TH (THE QUEEN'S) LANCERS, AGED 30 YEARS./MOST DEARLY BELOVED ONLY SON OF BRIGADIER GENERAL AND MRS. TEMPEST-HICKS/WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY/HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED AT THE HEAD OF HIS SQUADRON/AT WARVILLIERS AUGUST 9TH 1918, AFTER FOUR YEARS CONTINUOUS/ACTIVE SERVICE IN FRANCE AUGUST 1914 -AUGUST 1918./LAID TO REST IN THE BRITISH MILITARY CEMETERY AT LONGEAU. R.I.P./"THOUGH HAST CROWNED HIM, OH LORD, WITH GLORY AND HONOUR." (BOOK OF PSALMS.)