Memorial

Blane family - WWI

Blane family tablets and framed heliogravure of “The Pietà”

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Current Location

South wall of the nave adjacent to the door., All Saints Church, Church Close, Horstead, Broadland, Norfolk, NR12 7ET, England

TG 26284 19918

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 19689
Description: Two, wall mounted slate tablets mounted one directly above the other. Both tablets have the dedication and names incised and picked out in gilt. Beneath the tablets is a framed and glazed heliogravure of “The Pietà” by the Italian Renaissance master Francesco Francia.
Inscription: Top tablet: In loving memory of/ CAPT. HUGH SEYMOUR BLANE/ 19 Lancers (Fane's Horse), who/ died of wounds at Neuve Eglise Flanders, 1 Nov. 1914 aged 29; & of his brother/ Capt. JAMES PITCAIRN BLANE/ 8 Battalion K.R.R.C. who/ died of wounds at Poperinghe, Flanders,/ 23 November 1915 aged 32./ they were the sons of/ Capt. RODNEY BLANE R.N./ & born at Heggatt Hall, in this parish./ May they rest in peace./ Low tablet:/ The eldest & last surviving son/ Sir CHARLES RODNEY BLANE/ Baronet, Commander, H.M.S. Queen/ Mary, fell at the Battle of Jutland,/ 31 May 1916 aged 36.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, manner of death, place of death, place of birth, age at death, relationships.
Order of names: Date of death

Tablets

Height: 812mm

Width: 457mm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good

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