Memorial

Lieutenant Colonel C W R Duncombe Earl of Feversham

Lieutenant Colonel C W R Duncombe Earl Of Feversham- Shrine

Source: Copyright John Scurr

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Rievaulx Bank, Rievaulx, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, YO62 5LB, England

SE 57701 85184

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 30800
Description: Battlefield cross set in a shrine with attached plaque.
Inscription: Canopy: TO THE MEMORY OF/ LIEUTENANT-COLONEL/ CHARLES WILLIAM REGINALD DUNCOMBE/ 2ND EARL OF FEVERSHAM/ 21ST KINGS ROYAL RIFLES/ BORN 8TH MAY 1879/ KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ 15TH SEPTEMBER 1916 Scroll inside Church: THE WOODEN/ MEMORIAL CROSS/ ERECTED UNDER THE SHELTER IN THIS/ CHURCHYARD FORMERLY MARKED THE/ GRAVE OF CHARLES WILLIAM REGINALD/ DUNCOMBE, 2ND EARL OF FEVERSHAM/ COLONEL OF YEOMAN RIFLES 21ST K.R.R./ KILLED AT FLERS IN FRANCE AND BURIED/ AT THE SPOT WHERE HE FELL ON/ SEPTEMBER 15TH 1916 DURING THE/ BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ LORD FEVERSHAM'S BODY WAS REMOVED FROM/ THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS FIRST BURIED TO THE/ CEMETERY AT FLERS AND THE CROSS THAT HAD/ BEEN MADE OF WOOD FROM A BLITZED FARMHOUSE/ NEARBY WAS BROUGHT TO ENGLAND AND/ PLACED HERE BY HIS WIFE AND/ BY HIS SON CHARLES WILLIAM/ SLINGSBY DUNCOMBE 3RD EARL OF FEVERSHAM Stone cross on stone base: 1914-1919 / TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES WILLIAM REGINALD, / 2ND, EARL OF FEVERSHAM, / BORN MAY 8TH, 1879 / LIEUT COLONEL, 21ST BATT. / KINGS ROYAL RIFLES, / KILLED IN ACTION NEAR / FLERS, FRANCE. / SEPTEMBER 15TH 1916

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forenames, title, date of birth, rank, battalion, regiment, manner, place and date of death

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Shrine

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good