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Location
In St John's Church, Wroxall, Isle of Wight, PO38 3BZ See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 40913 English Heritage Listing Status St John's Church is Listed Grade C. Since the Memorial forms part of the fittings of the Church, it is assumed to be covered by the Listing. Description Brass plaque. Dedicated 27 September 1917. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN EDWARD CHARLES MORRIS LAYTON WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT KIKUMI GERMAN EAST AFRICA ON SEPT 3RD 1916 IN THE 49TH YEAR OF HIS AGE HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900 - 02 AND IN THE GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1914 - 15 Further Information
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Layton, late of Wroxall, Isle of Wight, England.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, September 28, 1917 Wroxall DEDICATED A MEMORIAL. - The Bishop of Southampton met the parishioners at the Vicarage on Thursday, when several church matters were discussed. Afterwards the Bishop dedicated an engraved brass tablet which had been placed in the Church to the memory of Capt. Edward Charles Layton, 11th South African Infantry, aged 49, who fell on September 3rd, 1916. He is the son of Mrs. Layton, of Wroxall. The special Diocesan Litany was sung. |
Memorials & Monuments
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