Memorial

Lance Corporal G W Webb

Plaque

Source: Copyright Michael Peck

1/1

Current Location

Holy Ascension Church, Middlegate Mews, Melton Ross, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, DN38 6DF, England

TA 07149 10752

Church of England

Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.

This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.

To share information or photographs, contact us.

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 63726
Description: Large rectangular plaque with a decorative foliate border. There are foliate motifs at the top either side of The Regimental Badge of The Sherwood Rangers Imperial Yeomanry, and at the lower sides are the crossed flags of the Royal Standard and the Union Jack. The lettering is in black with white capitals.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ GODFREY WEST WEBB/ SON OF JONAS AND MARY MARSHALL WEBB OF THIS PARISH./ LANCE CORPORAL 10th COMPANY, 3rd BATTALION, SHERWOOD/ RANGERS IMPERIAL YEOMANRY WHO HAVING RESPONDED/ TO THE CALL OF HIS COUNTRY DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE AT/ KROONSTAD SOUTH AFRICA ON JULY 30th 1900, AGED 24 YEARS./ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES IN THE/ REGIMENT, AND BY HIS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS/ IN THE BROCKLESBY HUNT DISTRICT.

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, relationships

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.