Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Daventry
Town
Preston Capes
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS J G PULLEN & SONS (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1920
    Attended by: Sir Charles V. Knightley, Bart;
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14996

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Current location

Tablet located in the porch,
St. Peter & St. Paul's Church
Church Way
Preston Capes
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 3TE
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 57427 54903
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Porch-wall mounted, portrait orientated, incised marble tablet. Gold coloured lettering. Squared relief in each corner of a flowerhead.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF PRESTON CAPES WHO / SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919. / (5 NAMES) / (22 NAMES) / "THANKS BE TO GOD, WHICH GIVETH US THE / VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, H. W.
Bailey, W
Buller, A
Burt, W. E.
Coles, F. G.
Cooper, A. K.
Cooper, W. H.
Eden, S
Finch, C. F.
Goode, G. S.
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 22
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Fallen, alphabetical by surname; served, alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 55 mm, height 760 mm, width 610 mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Preston Capes P.C.C.

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