Memorial

Lieutenant Douglas Hobart

Mark Newton 19 October 2015

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 19 October 2015

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Current Location

St. John the Evangelist Church, Church Street, Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset, TA9 3HS, England

ST31978 47624

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 30399
Description: BRASS ON WOOD BACKGROUND
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/DOUGLAS HOBART, LIEUTENANT AND ADJUTANT 24TH PUNJABIS/WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA ON GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST, 1916/AGED 28 YEARS./GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

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

Plaque

Height: 140MM

Width: 240MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good