Memorials St Mary Magdalen Castleton

In St Mary Magdalene Church are three WW1 Battlefield Crosses.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE/ IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ CAPT ADJT/ G M GORDON/ 12TH ROYAL FUSILIERS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ 9.6.17
Gerald Montague Gordon. Captain. Adjutant 12th Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Died 9 Jun 1917. Aged 26. Buried at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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CAPT H T VIZARD MC/ 0/71BDE RFA/ 1.9.18

H.T. Vizard. Captain. 'A' Bty. 121st Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Dies. 1 Sep 1918. Aged 22. Buried Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. Military Cross and 2 Bars.
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IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ LIEUT COL L R FISHER-ROWE/ 1ST GRENADIER GUARDS/ DIED OF WOUNDS MAR 13TH 1915/ RIP
Laurence Rowe Fishetr-Rowe. Lieutenant Colonel. 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards. Died 13 Mar 1915. Aged 48. Buried at Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension. Mentioned in Despatches.

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• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: © Mark Newton 7 April 2016 (WMR-53300) Download (1), © Mark Newton 7 April 2016 (WMR-53299) Download (2), Anthony (Sharky) Ward (3)