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2nd Lt Edward Bonvalot
Town or City: Salisbury
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2864
Value of grant: £250.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Restoration
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 50963
A Sundial in the memorial gardens of Downton, Wiltshire commemorates 2nd Lt Edward Bonvalot. The sundial is constructed of York stone surrounded with brass plaques upon which the dedication is inscribed.
In 2003 the memorial received a grant of £250 towards the rebuilding and relocation of the memorial as it had fallen into disrepair.
The memorial was originally unveiled on 5th August 1922.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
In honoured and loving memory of Edward St Laurent Bonvalot, Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards,
Who fell in action at Loos in the Great War, October 8th 1915
This Garden is presented to Downton by his mother Emily Bonvalot of Wick House
O valiant dead take comfort where you lie. So sweet to live? Magnificent to die!
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2864
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 50963
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
