Memorial

Lieutenant Colonel S R Sebastian

The Memorial Plaque

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

NEAR THE STAIRCASE TO THE GALLERY, ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH, High St, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4BJ, England

SP 51614 06274

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 32021
Description: RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF LAUREL LEAF BORDER IN RELIEF
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ LT. COL. SKINNER RAYMOND SEBASTIAN MC/ 5TH BN OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ WHO DIED AT ROUEN ON 27TH MARCH 1918 OF WOUNDS/ RECEIVED IN ACTION AT CUGNY ON 23RD MARCH 1918/ WHILST LEADING HIS BATTALION/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND MEN WHO SERVED IN THE BATTALION HE COMMANDED/ AS A TRIBUTE TO A VERY GALLANT AND BELOVED OFFICER

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

Plaque

Height: 1FT

Width: 2FT

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good