Capt. Norman Charles Henry Macdonald Moreton mosaic - St Mary - Iwerne Minster, Dorset
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Memorial to Capt. Norman Charles Henry Macdonald Moreton, who fell in action 1915, in the form of a mosaic of St George, on the south aisle of St Mary's church, Iwerne Minster.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/27/2017
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Memorial to Capt. Norman Charles Henry Macdonald Moreton, who fell in action 1915, in the form of a mosaic of St George, on the south aisle of St Mary's church, Iwerne Minster.
The inscription below reads:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF NORMAN CHARLES/ HENRY MACDONALD MORETON/ ONLY SON OF LIEUT-COL MACDONALD MORETON LATE/ COLDSTREAM GUARDS OF HILL GROVE & ANNA HIS WIFE/ BORN 18 JULY 1888 KILLED IN ACTION 13 OCTOBR 1915/ BURIED AT CAPPY IN FRANCE./ HE SERVED IN INDIA &/ DURING THE EUROPEAN WAR 1914-195 AS LIEUT IN THE 3RD/ BATTALION KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS APPOINTED/ TEMP. CAPT. FOR SERVICE IN THE FIELD, MENTIONED IN/ DESPATCHES & AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS FOR/ GALLANTRY DURING THE 2ND BATTLE OF YPRES/ HE TRIED TO DO HIS DUTY
"Captain Norman Charles Henry Moreton Macdonald was born on 18 July 1888. He was the son of Lt.-Col. Augustus Henry Moreton Macdonald and Anna Harriet Mary Sutton. He died on 30 October 1915 at age 27, killed in action.
He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches."
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