SHERNBORNE
WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUES
World
War 1 - Detailed Information
Compiled and Copyright © Transcribed and photographed by Carolynn
Langley; researched Martin Edwards 2004
Inside
the church of St Peter and Paul, Sherborne.
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Copyright © Carolynn Langley - 2004
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IN
MEMORY OF ROBERT and CHARLES PITCHER
1/5th NORFOLK REGIMENT
SONS OF JOHN AND CAROLINE PITCHER
OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY AT THE BATTLE OF GAZA
ON THE 19th APRIL 1917
THIS
TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THEIR FRIENDS AND
FELLOW WORKERS AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND GRATEFULNESS.
On the right by the lecturn is another brass plaque
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF
FRANK LEWIS
9th BATT. RIFLE BRIGADE B.E.F.
5th SON OF HENRY AND MAY LEWIS OF SHERNBORNE
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION
MARCH 26 th 1917 Aged 33.
BURIED AT HUENNES LE COURTE
| LEWIS |
Frank |
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Rifleman
S/26112, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died of wounds 26th
March 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 33. Born and resident
Shernborne, enlisted King's Lynn. Fifth son of Henry and
May Lewis of Shernborne.
Formerly
R/29211, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Buried
in AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de
Calais, France. Grave III. C. 16. |
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| PITCHER |
Charles |
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Private
240717, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment.
Died during the Battle of Gaza 19th April 1917. Enlisted East
Dereham. Son of John and Caroline Pitcher. Commemorated on the
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panels 12 to 15. |
| PITCHER |
Robert |
Private
240067, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Norfolk Regiment.
Killed in action during the Battle of Gaza 19th April 1917. Enlisted
East Dereham. Son of John and Caroline Pitcher. Buried in GAZA
WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave XXX. G. 3. |
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March 2004
