Memorial

Midshipman John Maitland Shorland RN

Tablet commemorating Midshipman John Maitland Shorland RN in St George's, 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: 57009
Description: Stone tablet with two decorative carved pilasters. Last line of inscription in carved scroll.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN MAITLAND SHORLAND, R.N. / MIDSHIPMAN IN H.M.S. INVINCIBLE / THE ELDEST SON OF / MAITLAND ARTHUR AND AGNES SHORLAND / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, MAY 31, 1916, AGED 17 YEARS. / DEATH SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY

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

Tablet

Height: 49 cm

Width: 105 cm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good