Lieut S Wing
Location: St Peter and St Pauls Church, Teigh Road, Market Overton, Rutland, LE15 7PW
Details on cross:
In memory of Lieut S Wing
65th How’s Battery
RFA
Killed in Action
10/8/17
RIP
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Black paint
Other information
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): White washed wood
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc):
Good. Wash fading.
Notes and observations:
A plaque above reads “The roses in this churchyard are planted to glorify God and in memory of 2nd Lieut, Vincent Sladen Wing, 65th Howitzer Battery RFA killed in France Augut 10th 1917 only son of John Sladen Wing of this parish. He loved true and beautiful and willingly gave his life for God, cause and country and for us. His body lies at La Gorgue Estaire. ‘I thank my God upon every remembrance of you’
Survey and photographs courtesy of Tricia Shooter and Sue Morris
Date of survey: 7/8/17
