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    Memorial

    J W Whitfield

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    Current Location

    St Oswald, King and Martyr Church, Church Street, Oswestry, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2SY, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 28873 29372

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    13956
    Description
    Wall mounted, landscape oriented, square-headed decorative and elaborate stone frame supporting an engraved brass plaque. At top centre of the frame is a regimental badge.
    Inscription
    IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN WALTER, THE DEARLY LOVED SON / OF THOMAS AND DAISY WHITFIELD / OF WOODCOTE, OSWESTRY WHO DIED / ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN FRANCE / ON 16th JULY 1918, AND WAS LAID TO REST / IN THE COMMUNAL CEMETERY AT / AIRE - SUR - LA - LYS. AGED 19 YEARS.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Order of names
    Forenames, relationships, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, place of burial, age at death
    Additional Information
    Forenames, relationships, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death, place of burial, age at death
    Maker(s)
    • Sir George Gilbert Scott RA, Architect

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • Shrewsbury Chronicle: 11 June 1920.