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    Memorial

    Captain F W W T Attree

    Plaque commemorating Captain F. W. W. T. Attree in Ditching

    Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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    Current Location

    St Margaret of Antioch Church, West Street, Ditchling, Lewes, East Sussex, BN6 8TS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 32532 15237

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    17114
    Description
    Nowy headed tablet in Alabaster frame. Family crest and badge of the Suffolk Regiment in relief above inscription.
    Inscription
    IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ FRANCIS WILLIAM WAKEFORD TOWN ATTREE/ CAPTAIN 1ST BATTALION SUFFOLK REGIMENT/ BORN OF THIS PARISH 17TH DECEMBER 1888/ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES 8TH MAY 1915/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    forename, surname, rank regiment, date and place of birth, manner, place and date of death.
    Maker(s)
    • Eric Gill ARA, Sculptor

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Custodian
    Church authorities.

    Components

    Frame

    Height: C 24IN

    Width: C 40IN


    Made from: Alabaster


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Marble - White


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    295878

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    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Ditchling.html - Accessed 19 September 2016.
    • "Ditchling - The Late Captain Attree", Mid Sussex Times, Tuesday 2nd March 1920, p. 7.
    • Cragg, J and Worth, P. "For the Fallen of Ditchling: Memories of War", Ditchling History Project, 2002.