Memorial
S Charter
Current Location
ST HELENS CHURCH, Colne, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
OS Grid Reference
TL 373 761
Denomination
Church of England
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 188
- Inscription
- IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ RICHARD CHARTER/ WHO DIED 28TH JUNE 1909/ ALSO OF/ SYDNEY/ THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE/ AND FANNY CHARTER, AGED 19 YEARS/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT GIVENCHY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR ON THE 27TH/ DECEMBER 1916, WHILST DOING HIS DUTY/ IN THE 13TH TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY. HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE 14TH ROYAL/ WARWICKSHIRE REGT. AND PREVIOUSLY/ TO THE HUNTS CYCLIST BATTALION./ INTERRED IN GORNE (SIC) CEMETERY, FRANCE/ IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Custodian
- REFURBISHED 1996