Memorial

Lord L A L Mountbatten & Prince M V Donald of Battenberg

Mark Newton 5 July 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 5 July 2016

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Current Location

LOCATED ON OUTSIDE WALL OF SOUTH PRESBYTER AISLE, Winchester Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Winchester, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LS, England

SU 48231 29263

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 21964
Description: A grey marble rectangular tablet, the longer axis vertical, resting on a flat plinth, at top a straight pediment with three equally spaced decorative bosses coloured gold. Below is an escutcheon with the Battenberg Coat of Arms incorporating The Royal Coat of Arms with the cadency mark of the first son all in full natural colour . Then the commemoration incised in capital letters and coloured black .
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF LORD LEOPOLD / ARTHUR LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN (PRINCE / LEOPOLD OF BATTENBERG) G.C.V.O. HON / MAJOR K.R.R.C. WHO DIED APRIL 23RD 1922 / AGED 33 YEARS ALSO PRINCE MAURICE / VICTOR DONALD OF BATTENBERG / K.C.V.O. LIEUTENANT K.R.R.C. WHO / FELL IN ACTION AT ZONNEBEKE / OCTOBER 27TH 1914 AGED 23 YEARS / TO WHOSE MEMORY THEIR BROTHER / OFFICERS HAVE SET UP THIS TABLET NB The death of Lord Leopold Arthur Louis Mountbatten was not conflict related and no name record has been created for him

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: title, forenames, surname, awards, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death

Tablet

Height: 600mm

Width: 300mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL by GOLDSMITH, RFK 19 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1974 WINCHESTER