Memorial
Captain T H Sneyd
Current Location
St Edward the Confessor, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST13 7HP, England
OS Grid Reference
SJ 97094 52419
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Battlefield cross or marker
- WMR Reference Number
- 13663
- Description
- Battlefield cross set in a shrine with a small plaque.
- Inscription
- Plaque: THIS/ BATTLEFIELD/ CROSS/ MADE BY THE MEN OF/ HIS REGIMENT/ WAS BROUGHT FROM THE GRAVE OF/ THOMAS HUMPHREY SNEYD/ 4TH BATT THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/ FORMERLY OF THE QUEENS BAYS AND ONLY SON OF/ MAJOR GENERAL SNEYD/ OF ASHCOMBE PARK STAFFS/ HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AND BURIED/ AT PLOEGSTEERT/ NOVEMBER 2ND 1914 AND REINTERRED IN/ THE BRITISH CEMETERY AT MESSINES RIDGE Cross: IN MEMORY OF CAPT T H SNEYD/ KILLED IN ACTION/ 2.11.1914
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,relationships,additional
- Maintenance History
- Appears to have benn vandalized.
Components
- Battlefield Cross or Marker
Made from: Wood
Condition: Unknown
- Plaque
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown