2nd Lt John Hemsted - St Peter & St Paul - Preston Capes, Northamptonshire
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Memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's church, Preston Capes, to 2nd Lt John Hemsted, who died of wounds in France, 1917.
Waymark Code: WM13750
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/01/2020
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Memorial plaque in St Peter & St Paul's church, Preston Capes, to 2nd Lt John Hemsted, who died of wounds in France, 1917.
A marble tablet with a grey slate backboard. The lettering is in black, with the badge of the Royal Field Artillery at top centre.
The inscription reads -
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN HEMSTED 2nd Lt R.F.A.
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE
APRIL 16 1917 AGED 33
3RD SON OF THE REV. ALFRED HEMSTED.
RECTOR OF PRESTON CAPES, AND
MARY HEMSTED
FROM DEATH UNTO LIFERef - (
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