Memorial
Second Lieutenant G E Burdekin
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Current Location
On south wall near the font., St Annes Church, Church St, Baslow, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, DE45 1RY, England
OS Grid Reference
SK 25185 72332
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 14399
- Description
- Brass plaque with inscription incised in mainly upright capital lettering coloured black. Border of thin black line.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF / GEOFFREY ERIC BURDEKIN / 2ND LIEUTENANT / 3RD BATTALION SHERWOOD FORESTERS / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION / AT BEUVRY FRANCE / 26TH JUNE 1915, AGED 22. / "Who dies if England live?"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Components
- Plaque
Height: 355mm
Width: 560mm
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 255922
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