Memorial

Major R B Webb

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Current Location

On the East wall of the chapel off the East cloister., Newstead Abbey (Newstead Augustinian Priory), Mansfield Road (A60), Ravenshead (Newstead), Gedling, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8NA, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 54162 53770

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 27030
Description: An upright oblong wall mounted mottled green marble tablet.
Inscription: IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ MAJOR RODERICK BEAUCLERK WEBB,/ 3RD AND ONLY SURVIVING SON OF/ W. F. WEBB,/ BORN AT NEWSTEAD, MARCH 3RD. 1867,/ AND DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ AT KOROGWE, EAST AFRICA,/ JULY 25TH. 1916./ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK,/ AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY."/ ALSO OF THE INFANT SON OF THE ABOVE/ RODERICK WEBB AND HIS WIFE LILY,/ 10TH MARCH 1915./ THE CARE OF THEM IS WITH THE MOST HIGH."

Commemoration

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

History

Maintenance History: 1925: Site owned by Charles Ian Fraser. 1931: Site sold to Sir Julian Cahn who donated it to Nottingham Corporation (now Nottingham City Council). 14 May 1952: Building listed Grade I, Historic England reference 1265325. The listing description refers to memorials to the Webb family.

Conservation

Custodian: Nottingham City Council

Components

Tablet

Height: c1200mm

Width: c600mm

Depth: c30mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good