St Thomas the Apostle Church - South Wigston

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  • Listing Status: Grade II*
  • District: Oadby & Wigston
  • Parish: Oadby and Wigston

Marble tablet with pitched head and black lettering, on support tablet with small metal plaque affixed to lower edge. Used to be associated with another monument when located in the Garrison Church, Dublin but the plaque was moved in January 1922 when the building was given to the provisional government of Ireland

View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP1077 Other Designation: N/A UKNIWM Ref: 55145 Verification Required: YES Information Sources: UKNIWM website

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St Thomas the Apostle Church - South Wigston
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Inscription Reads

MAIN PLAQUE: SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM WALSH MONK, ESQRE
QUARTER MASTER
2ND BATTALION 17TH REGIMENT
WHO DIED 10TH JULY 1968
AGED 49 YEARS
THIS TABLET AND A MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD
ARE ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS IN TOKEN OF
THE VERY SINCERE ESTEEM IN WHICH HE WAS HELD
BY THEM ALL AND TO PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF A
GOOD AND GALLANT SOLDIER. BRASS PLAQUE: THIS TABLET WAS REMOVED FROM THE
GARRISON CHURCH, DUBLIN, IN JANUARY 1922
ON THE BUILDING BEING HANDED OVER TO
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Monk - William Walsh Quartermaster 2 Batt; 17 10/07/1968
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