Memorial

A E Charles And Fellow FE POWs

Lamp

Source: Copyright Les Featherstone

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Current Location

Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Denys Church, Church Hill, Midhurst, Chichester, West Sussex, GU29 9NX, England

SU 88710 21480

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Lamp or lighting
WMR Reference Number: 16889
Description: Memorial lamp. Inscription on a framed paper.
Inscription: On separate glazed, framed paper:- THE OUTSIDE LAMP over the north / door was given in memory of / ARTHUR ERIC CHARLES, / one of a local family of blacksmiths, / who died a prisoner of the Japanese / in the second world war. The / lamp bears the following inscription: // “ARTHUR ERIC CHARLES. BORN 17.3.19 / P.O.W IN THE FAR EAST: AND TO ALL / HIS COMRADES WHO DID NOT / RETURN FROM SINGAPORE.”

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, relationship, manner of death, place of death, date of birth.

Plaque

Height: 150MM

Width: 230MM

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Good

Lamp or Lighting

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good