Memorial

Captain Vivian Hastings Clay

Tablet commemorating Captain Vivian Hastings Clay in St George's Church, Fovant

Source: Copyright Stephen MacDonald-Brown

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Current Location

St. George's Church, Church Lane, Fovant, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5LA, England

ST 99617 29562

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 57008
Description: Marble plaque mounted on board, surmounted by triangular pediment bearing the badge of the Wiltshire Regiment.
Inscription: In loving memory of/ VIVIAN HASTINGS CLAY,/ CAPTAIN 2ND BATTN THE WILTS REGT,/ SECOND SON OF CHALLONER CLAY, SURGEON;/ WHO WAS KILLED IN THE GIRD TRENCH, S.W. OF LIGNY-THILLOY,/ ON HIS 24TH BIRTHDAY, 18TH OCT., 1916./ PRO PATRIA./ "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL/ GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE."

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

Plaque

Height: 54 cm

Width: 76 cm

Made from: Unknown, Marble - White

Condition: Good