Memorial

Charles Wightman Pike

Source: Les Smith

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Current Location

On the North wall, St Mary's Church, Main Road, Radcliffe On Trent, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, NG12 2FD, England

SK 64469 39226

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 27275
Description: Marble tablet with black etched line around inscription which is incised and infilled in black lettering.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ MY DEAR HUSBAND/ CHARLES WIGHTMAN PIKE,/ 232 BATTERY/ ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY/ WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED/ IN ACTION DURING OUR ADVANCE/ NEAR YPRES ON OCT. 9. 1917/ AGED 34 YEARS./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

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

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good