Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot


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Reference WMO/301142

Address:

St Mary the Virgin

Of A283

Stopham

RH20 1EE

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Round marble tablet with raised decorative border in oak and acorn design. Inscription in gold leaf is in central section below insignia of Coldstream Guards.
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TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / SIR WALTER DE STOPHAM BARTTELOT D.S.O./ 4TH BARONET OF STOPHAM/ MAJOR, TEMPORARY LT. COLONEL, ACTING BRIGADIER COLDSTREAM GUARDS./ BORN OCTOBER 27TH 1904. JOINED THE 2ND BATT COLDSTREAM GUARDS IN 1923./ SERVED IN CHINA 1927. ADJUTANT 1ST BATTALION EGYPT 1931-1934/ EGYPT AND PALESTINE WITH 3RD BATTALION 1937. PASSED STAFF COLLEGE 1939./ IN APRIL 1940 PROCEEDED TO NORWAY AS BRIGADE MAJOR 24TH GUARDS BRIGADE./ MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES./ BRIGADE MAJOR 1ST GUARDS BRIGADE JULY 1940-NOV 1941. SECOND IN / COMMAND 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION , GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION FEB 1942/ COMMANDED 6TH BATTALION OCTOBER 1942-JULY 1943. COMMANDED 4TH/ TANK BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS JULY 1943 - AUGUST 1944,/ IN WHICH COMMAND HE WAS AWARDED THE D.S.O. FOR / HIS SKILL AND BRAVERY AT THE BATTLE OF CAUMONT./ HE WAS KILLED IN NORMANDY ON AUGUST 16TH 1944, WHILE/ COMMANDING THE 6TH GUARDS TANK BRIGADE/ LEAVING HIS WIFE, TWO SONS AND HIS MOTHER/ TO MOURN THEIR LOSS./

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