Memorial

Second Lieutenant G W Addington

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Current Location

St. Mary's Church, Great North Road, Eaton Socon, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8EQ, England

TL 17045 58871

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 19106
Description: Wall mounted, portrait orientated oval alabaster (or marble ?) backboard supporting an engraved oval brass plaque. Leaf design encloses the inscription area within which, is a small insignia displayed below first inscription verse. Engravings infilled with black paint.
Inscription: " THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE " / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY / OF / GEOFFREY WILLIAM ADDINGTON, / 2ND LIEUTENANT / 2ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, / KILLED IN ACTION / AT CANTAING NEAR CAMBRAI / ON/ DECEMBER 1ST 1917. / AGED 19.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death

Backboard

Made from: Alabaster

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good