Memorial

Lieutenant J E Venning

Commemorative plaque to Lt J Venning

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

St Paul's Church, St Pauls Square, Bedford, North Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK40 1SQ, England

TL 04979 49680

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 1851
Description: Rectangular alabaster tablet with stepped top and a border round all edges ,with the badges of The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Winchester College, and Christ College Oxford all in full colour low relief with the lettering incised and coloured black.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / JOHN EDGCOMBE VENNING / A LIEUTENANT IN THE DUKE / OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY / FORMERLY OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE / & CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD, WHO WAS / MARRIED IN THIS CHURCH ON THE 19TH JUNE 1941 / AND WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN SICILY ON THE / 19TH JULY 1943 AGED 25 / TRAJICIT ET FATI LITORA MAGNUS AMOR

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: given names , surname , rank , unit , education , marriage , manner of death , place of death ,date of death , age at death

Tablet

Height: 560MM

Width: 760MM

Made from: Alabaster

Condition: Good