Memorials St Georges Church

In the main body of St George's Anglican church, within the British Cemetery, are several plaques to fallen servicemen.

"In loving memory of
Douglas Rawes
Lieut. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Wounded in Flanders June 26th 1915
Died in Lisbon August 16th 1915
Aged 34 years
Interred in Lisbon September 1st 1915
Dulce et Decorem est pro patria mori"

Douglas Rawes. Lieutenant. 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 16 Aug 1915. Buried St George's British Cemetery Lisboa.
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Proud and loving memory of
Errington Douglas Rawes
Pilot Officer R.A.F.V.R.
who lost his life together with
the other members of the crew
of his Hudson aircraft during a
bombing raid over Northern France
on the night of the 21st/22ndnd Dec 1941"

Errington Douglas Rawes. Pilot Officer. 63801. RAFVR. Died 21 Nov 1941. Aged 25. Buried Nates (Pont-Du- Cens) Communal Cemetery France.
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"In loving memory of
Henry William Mitchell
Lieut. Duke of Cornwall's L.I.
Born 19th November 1892
Killed in Action in Palestine November 22nd 1917"

Henry William Mitchell. Lieutenant. 5th Bn attd 4th Bn. D.O.CL.I. Died 22 Nov 1917. Aged 25. Buried Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
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"In Loving Memory of
Lieut. Henry Chapman Cabral
The Gloucestershire Regiment
Born December 24th 1928
Died in captivity in Korea November 26th 1951"

Born in a Crown Colony he arrived in Portugal as a teenager and was part of s saboteur group during WW2 attacking enemy property in the Estoril area. After the war he returned to England and was educated at King's School Bruton before entering Sandhurst College for officer training. He shipped out to Korea with the "Glorious Glosters" as Intelligence Officer. He was captured in action at the Battle of Imjin River and imprisoned and severely tortured. He died on November 26 1951 and was posthumously mentioned in despatches. Commemorated on the UN Wall of Remembrance, in United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Dong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea.

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward