Memorial

Surgeon Lieutenant A L Pearce Gould

Surgeon A. L. Pearce Gould - Battlefield Cross and Plaque.

Source: Copyright Mark Newton.

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Current Location

East side near Altar,, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Off Main Street, centre of Village, Holne, South Hams, Devon, TQ13 7SL, England

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Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 2944
Description: Wall mounted, Battlefield cross incorporating a brass plaque attached to a backboard set into the shaft. Metal tags attached to intersection of the arms. Cross appears to have been over-painted in white paint with a black outline at some point. Inscription in black paint.
Inscription: Battlefield Cross : R.I.P. / SURGEON A. L. PEARCE GOULD / 1st / R.M.L.I./ Killed / in / Action / 19-5-18 3 tags : SURGEON A. L. PEARCE GOULD / R. M. L. I. / 18.5.18 Plaque : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / A. LESLIE PEARCE GOULD / M.D. M.CH. OXON. F.R.C.S. ENG / TEMP. SURG. LIEUT R.N. ATTACHED ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION / AT MESNIL-SUR-ANCRE FRANCE / ON WHIT SUNDAY 1918 AGED 31 / A LOVER OF HOLNE HE WORSHIPPED HERE FOR MANY YEARS / Neither Death nor Life shall be able to separate us / from the Love of God

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename initial, forename, surname, rank, regiment, occupation, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: Forename initial, forename, surname, rank, regiment, occupation, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Height: 1090 mm

Width: 680 mm

Depth: 10 mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good