Memorial

Colonel Whitmore Essex Yeomanry

Commemorative plaque Colonel Sir Francis Whitmore Chelmsford Cathedral

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

Chelmsford Cathedral, Church Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1NS, England

TL 70818 06957

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 78260
Description: An oval slate backboard , the longer axis vertical , on which is mounted a white marble tablet ,At the top the Whitmore Family arms in low relief and full colour , then below that the dedication incised and coloured black and at the bottom the badge of the Essex Yeomanry in low relief and full colour .
Inscription: This tablet was placed here by/All Ranks of the Essex Yeomanry in memory of/COLONEL SIR FRANCIS HENRY DOUGLAS CHARLTON WHITMORE /of Orsett Hall , Baronet _KCB :CMG:DSO:TD:JP:/High Sheriff of Essex 1922 Lord Lieutenant of Essex/from 1936 to 1958 . He joined the Essex Yeomanry in/1901 was Commanding Officer from 1915 to 1918 / and served as Honorary Colonel from 1936 to 1950/He gave lifelong devotion to the Regiment and /was Patron of the Essex Yeomanry Association/until his death on the 12th June 1962/in the 91st year of his age/

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
Number Commemorated: 1
Served: 1
Information shown: rank , title , given names , surname , residence ,awards , offices held , service details ,

Plaque

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good