Memorial
Capt Lord Guernsey
Current Location
In the cloisters, Eton College, Eton, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL4 6AS, England
OS Grid Reference
SU 96678 77912
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 41548
- Description
- RECTANGULAR MARBLE TABLET PLACED WITHIN A MOTTLED STONE FRAME. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING BADGE OF THE IRISH GUARDS IN RELIEF AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE TABLET
- Inscription
- HENEAGE GREVILLE/ LORD GUERNSEY CAPT./ 1ST BATTALION IRISH GUARDS/ KILLED 4TH SEPT. 1914 AT THE/BATTLE OF THE AISNE AGED 30/ WE KNOW THAT HE WENT AS HIS SOUL BADE HIM GO/ WE KNOW THAT HE DIED AS HE CHOSE TO DIE/ ON THE SOIL OF FRANCE AND IN SIGHT OF THE FOE/ GLORY POINTS WHERE, BUT GOD WHISPERS WHY.
- 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,additional
- Custodian
- ETON COLLEGE
Components
- Frame
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
- Tablet
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good