Memorial

Brigadier General W Long

Source: Mike Guttridge

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Current Location

St John the Evangelist Church, Bratton Road, West Ashton, West Wiltshire, Wiltshire, BA14 6AT, England

ST 87897 55901

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 115406
Description: Wall mounted, landscape oriented brass plaque incorporating a mould-edged border within which, are raised intermittent floral designs. Raised family Coat of Arms top left of plaque and regimental badge top right. Raised inscription.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND / LOVING MEMORY OF / WALTER LONG, C.M.G., D.S.O., / MAJOR (BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL) / ROYAL SCOTS GREYS, / BRIGADIER-GENERAL COMMANDING 56TH.. BRIGADE, / 19TH.. DIVISION, BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. / DEARLY LOVED ELDER SON OF / WALTER HUME AND DOROTHY BLANCHE LONG. / BORN 26 JULY 1879. / KILLED IN ACTION 28 JAN. 1917. / BURIED AT COUIN. / HE LIVED AND DIED FOR DUTY. / "Encompassed about by so great a cloud of witnesses.... / let us pursue in patience the path that is set before us." HEBREWS XII.I.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, honours, ranks, regiment/unit, relationships, date of birth, manner of death, date of death, place of burial
Order of names: Forename, surname, honours, ranks, regiment/unit, relationships, date of birth, manner of death, date of death, place of burial

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

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