Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Cambridge
- Town
- Cambridge
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 12916
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Current location
In the College Chapel
SELWYN COLLEGE
Grange Road
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 9DQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 44077 57952
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WALL MOUNTED SLATE TABLET WITH MARBLE BACKBOARD. GILT NAMES CARVED IN SLATE. INSCRIPTION ABOVE NAMES, ON MARBLE MOUNT, IN BLACK AND RED LETTERING. GILT CROSS AT TOP CENTRE.
- Inscription
- A S/ MCMXIV MCMXVIII/ HOS PRO PATRIA/ MORTUOS RECORDATUR/ DOMUS SELWYNENSIS/ ALUMNOS/ (NAMES)/ FAMULOS/ (NAMES)/ LAUS DEO (Translation: THESE FOR THE COUNTRY/ THE DEAD ARE REMEMBERED/ SELWYN HOUSE/ STUDENTS/ (NAMES)/ WAITERS/ (NAMES)/ PRAISE TO GOD)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adam, Alan G A
Adamson, Henry B
Alderson, Reginald
Alderton, Colin F
Alston, Garwood K
Averne, Raymond F J
Balshaw, N Kesteven
Beanland, Joseph W
Blakeston, Bernard M
Blaxland, John B
See details for all 76 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 76
Served and returned: 0
Died: 76
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, initials, suranme
Order of information: Random
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate
- Backboard
- Listing information
- SELWYN COLLEGE CHAPEL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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