Plaque Thorp 1917 St. Michael

St. Michael’s Church, Canongate.

South aisle.

1914-18

Marble.

In loving memory of
Thomas Tudor Thorp,
2nd Lieut. Royal Field Artillery,
D Battery 83rd Brigade,
killed in action on the Ypres-Menin Road
August 16th 1917 aged 20.
A cross erected by his Battery to his memory
stands in Dickebushe Cemetery.
Afterwards buried at Tynecot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Grave 51.C.Xl.

Plaque, 24 inches high x 36 inches wide (61cms x 91cms).

In the top left hand corner is an armorial lion rampant.

In the top right hand corner is the badge of the Royal Artillery.

Both are raised in half relief.

The letters are in black Roman capitals throughout.

Some lettering is out of place on the memorial; the transcript given shows the correct meaning.

1. See Thomas Tudor Thorp’s Every Name a Story entry.

Bailiffgate WW1 Database

Photos: Tony Harding; Janet Brown

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty Book 1, No. 593, 29/1/19, (NRO 1875)

B. Woodhouse;
Sally Bird;
Alan Hodgson (St. Michael’s Church);
Janet Brown;
Tony Harding

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