Memorial

Sergeant Major A. F. Wickens

Memorial Plaque

Source: Holy Trinity Church, East Peckham

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Current Location

Inside - south wall of chancel, Holy Trinity Church, Bush Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge And Malling, Kent, TN12 5LH, England

TQ 66432 49144

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 67005
Description: Rectangular brass plaque with a matching circular extension in the middle of the upper and lower side forming a circle. The incised lettering has a black infilling. There is a double line as a border around the edge. Buff's badge engraved at the bottom centre of plaque.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF OUR BROTHER/ ARTHUR F. WICKENS (SERG.T MAJOR 1/5 BUFFS)/ WHO FELL IN ACTION IN MESOPOTAMIA FEB. 24 1917 AGED 27 YEARS./ 14 YEARS MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH AND CHOIR./ "Thou gavest him long life even for ever and ever."/ VETERI FRONDESCIT HONORE.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: First name, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, age of death

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

The Life they Left Behind: Those Who Lost Their Lives 1914-1918 1939-1945; researched by Margaret Lawrence p. 28
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/630745/WICKENS, ARTHUR FREDRICK