Memorial

Lieutenant Colonel F W and Midshipman L E Reader

Reredos.

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Current Location

St. Thomas' Church, Church Road, Woolton Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG20 9XQ, England

SU4293961641

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
WMR Reference Number: 49231
Description: Stone reredos depicting the Last Supper. Dedicatory inscription carved below the tableau.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUT. COL. F. W. READER LEICESTERSHIRE REGT WHO DIED AT PIETERMARITZBURG NOV 10 1898 AGED 46/ AND OF HIS SON LIONEL ELMHIRST MIDSHIPMAN R.N. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED ON BOARD HMS ALBION AT PORTLAND DEC 9 1905 AGED 17

Reredos

Height: 2500MM

Width: 1800MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Note: Lt Col Reader is also commemorated in a window at Leicester Cathedral - see https://www.militaryimages.net/media/reader-francis-william.56405/