St. Nicholas Church, Forest Hill
WM name reference IWM59942
Current Location:
St. Nicholas' Church Main Street Forest Hill South Oxfordshire Oxfordshire OX33 1EG
Description:
Rectangular brass plaque with a scrolling foliate border mounted on a red marble backboard. There is a Latin cross in relief in the top left-hand corner of the plaque, a family coat of arms at the top centre, and the regimental badge of the Scots Guards at the bottom centre.
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ A VERY GALLANT YOUNG SOLDIER/ RICHARD ANTHONY COMPTON-THORNHILL/ LIEUT., SCOTS GUARDS/ KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE, FRANCE/ SEPTEMBER 14 1914, AGED 22/ ONLY CHILD OF SIR ANTHONY & LADY COMPTON-THORNHILL/ OF CARHAM HALL, NORTHUMBERLAND/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE UNCLE/ COLONEL MILLER OF SHOTOVER.
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton-Thornhill | Richard | 14-9-1914 | Lieutenant R A Compton-Thornhill memorial at St. Nicholas Church, Forest Hill | View |
Further information:
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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.
