Memorial

E L Sprunt

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Current Location

BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, Castle St, Berkhamsted, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP4 2BB, England

SP 980 080

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 14591
Description: BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD FOLIATE BORDER ON THE PLAQUE
Inscription: EDWARD LAWRENCE SPRUNT (EXHIBITIONER, JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD, 3RD YEAR) PRIVATE, FIRST BATTALION HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY (AUG 1914) STRETCHER BEARER SECTION, KILLED IN ACTION, 17TH JUNE 1915 AT THE BATTLE OF CHATEAU HOOGE-YPRES-MENIN, BELGIUM AND BURIED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE YPRES-MENIN ROAD, AGED 24. 'HE SAVED OTHERS, HIMSELF HE CANNOT SAVE'. "HE DISCHARGED HIS DUTIES WITH GREAT VALOUR, UNDER GREAT DANGER, THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SUCH AS TO LEAD ME TO SPECIALLY RECOMMEND HIS GALLANT CONDUCT" OFFICER COMMANDING, 1ST BATT, HAC "I AM TO EXPRESS TO YOU THE KING'S HIGH APPRECIATION OF THE SERVICES AND TO ADD THAT HIS MAJESTY TRUSTS THAT THEIR PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MAY BE OF SOME CONSOLATION IN YOUR BEREAVEMENT" ASSISTANT MILITARY SECRETARY. (LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)

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,age of death,occupation,additional

Backboard

Height: 690MM

Width: 900MM

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good