Memorial

Richard James Lobb

Tablet

Source: Copyright Malcolm Lee

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Current Location

Opposite Public Conveniences, Port Isaac Pottery and Chapel Cafe, Roscarrock Hill, Port Isaac, North Cornwall, Cornwall, PL29 3RG, England

SW 99597 80750

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 69226
Description: Rectangular tablet with a carved veil over the top edge. There is a badge at the top with two supporting corbels below and the lettering in black.
Inscription: "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN THIS DAY TO DO HIS DUTY."/ IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR DEAR SON,/ RICHARD JAMES LOBB, L.C.C./ AGED 21 YEARS./ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON H.M.S. HIGHFLYER,/ OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA,/ 26th AUGUST 1914./ LOVE SERVE.

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

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good