Memorial

Captain R W Mitchell

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Current Location

Inside the church on the left hand wall facing the altar, St. Keynes Church, Kenwyn Church Road, Kenwyn, Carrick, Cornwall, TR1 3UY, England

SW 81972 45848

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26134
Description: Incised Cross above inscription.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ MARGARET/ BELOVED WIFE OF RICHARD FERRIS MICHELL/ OF GLAN MOR TRURO, WHO DIED/ AUGUST 24TH 1907 AGED 68/ ALSO OF THEIR ELDEST SON/ ROBERT WILLIAM MICHELL M.D. CANTAB./ E.R.C.S. ENGLAND ACTING CAP R.A.M.C./ WHO DIED JULY 20TH 1916 OF WOUNDS/ RECEIVED WHILE RESCUING WOUNDED/ AT THIEPVAL FRANCE AGED 56/ HE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THE D.S.O IN/ CONNECTION WITH THE ACTION IN WHICH HE/ FELL AND MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOR/ GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE FIELD/ "AND THUS THIS MAN DIED, LEAVING HIS DEATH/ FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A NOBLE COURAGE/ AND MEMORIAL OF VIRTUE NOT ONLY/ UNTO YOUNG MEN BUT UNTO ALL HIS NATION"/ 2 MAC VI 31

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional,decorations

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good