Memorial
Captain R Somers-Cocks - Land
Current Location
Stone is set into church wall: the land itself is approximately 2km East of the church, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Upper Road, Eastnor, Malvern Hills, Herefordshire, HR8 1RA, England
OS Grid Reference
SO 73132 37224
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Land
- WMR Reference Number
- 32840
- Description
- 30 ACRES OF LAND GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL TRUST. ASSOCIATED PLAQUE SET INTO VILLAGE CHURCHYARD WALL BEARS INSCRIPTION.
- Inscription
- THIS CAMP/ OF 30 ACRES WAS GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL TRUST/ IN MEORY OF/ CAPT. REGINALD SOMERS COCKS M.C./ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT THE YPRES SALIENT/ ON APRIL 24TH 1918 AGED 23 YEARS/ THOU WHO HATH GIVEN ME EYES TO SEE/ AND LOVE THIS SIGHT SO FAR/ GIVE ME HEART TO FIND OUT THEE/ AND RECORD THEE EVERYWHERE
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
- Maker(s)
Sprague & Evans, Worcester, Sculptor
- Costs
- £14 10s
Previous Location(s)
Just North of the A 438, 2km East of the church where the tablet now lies, Midsummer Hill, Eastnor, Malvern Hills, Herefordshire, HR8 1ES, England
OS Grid Reference
SO 76119 37618
Year of move
1967
Reason for move
Unknown but an inscription in a stone below the tablet in the church wall records the tablet being relocated.
Components
- Tablet
Height: c225mm
Width: c450mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown