Memorial

Casson Family Plaque

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Current Location

ST MARYS CHURCH, High St, Sandbach, Congleton, Cheshire, England

SJ 759 607

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 42870
Description: WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE WITH WOODEN SURROUND. INCISED LETTERING. FAMILY CRESTS AND REGIMENTAL EMBLEMS IN COLOURED ENAMEL
Inscription: TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ RANDAL CASSON/ OF BETCHTON HOUSE, SANDBACH AND BRON-Y-GARTH, PORTMADOC/ BORN 10TH FEBRUARY 1850. DIED 2ND APRIL 1914 AT TAORMINA, SICILY/ AND OF HIS ONLY CHILD/ RANDAL ALEXANDER CASSON/ SECOND LIEUTENANT ACTING AS ADJUTANT/ 2ND BATTALION ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ BORN 11TH OCTOBER 1893 KILLED IN ACTION/ 26TH SEPTEMBER 1917 AT POLYGON WOOD, YPRES &/ BURIED IN POELCAPPELLE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY/ AND OF HIS NEPHEW/ WILLIAM CASSON/ MAJOR 7TH BATTALION LONDON REGIMENT/ BORN 18TH AUGUST 1873 KILLED IN ACTION 25TH SEPT 1915 AT THE BATTLE OF LOOS.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of names: relationships

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Unknown