Memorial

Anthony George Victor Allsopp

Midshipman A V G Allsopp plaque

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Current Location

Memorial is located on the south wall, St Giles Church, Village Green, Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5LZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 03196 11963

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26690
Description: Nowy headed brass plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard. Incised inscription. At the top of the plaque is depicted the figure of Christ on the cross with St Christopher to his left and St Anthony of Padua to his right. Fouled anchors are engraved at the bottom left and right hand corners of the plaque. Below the mid section of the plaque are etched two scrolls with crest of HMS Aboukir placed between them. Rope border etched around the edge of the plaque. Hanging below the plaque is an ornamental brass wreath depicting laurel leaves and fruit.
Inscription: Top half of plaque: TO THE/ GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN LOVING GRATITUDE FOR/ ANTHONY VICTOR GEORGE/ ALLSOPP/ MIDSHIPMAN R.N./ AGED 15 YEARS/ ONLY AND DEARLY LOVED SON/ OF THE HONBLE. GEORGE ALLSOPP/ AND OF LADY MILDRED ALLSOPP/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING/ AND COUNTRY WHILST SERVING/ IN H.M.S. "ABOUKIR" WHICH WITH/ H.M.S. HOGUE AND H.M.S. CRESSY/ WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY/ A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE/ NORTH SEA ON SEPTR. 22ND 1914 Left hand scroll: BLESSED ARE/ THE PURE IN/ HEART FOR/ THEY SHALL/ SEE GOD Right hand scroll: THEIR/ REWARD ALSO/ IS WITH THE/ MOST HIGH Bottom section of plaque: "THEN ARE THEY GLAD BECAUSE THEY ARE AT/ REST AND SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO/ THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE"/ REST ETERNAL GRANT TO HIM O LORD AND/ LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM/ THIS LASTING TRIBUTE OF LOVE WAS PLACED HERE BY ANTHONY 9TH EARL/ OF SHAFTSBURY K.P. AND HIS SISTER LADY MILDRED ALLSOPP./ DEDICATED BY THE RIGHT REV./ THE LORD BISHOP OF SALIBURY/ MARCH 1ST 1916

Commemoration

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

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The lasting tribute of love was placed by Anthony 9th Earl of Shaftsbury KP and his sister Lady Mildred Allsopp

Ceremonies

Dedicated

01 March 1916

Bishop of Salisbury

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