Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Rother
- Town
- Guestling
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16991
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Current location
On the south wall to the right of the door.
St Laurence's Church
Church Lane
Guestling
Rother
East Sussex
TN35 4HS
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 85560 14480
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- STONE WW1 TABLET SET WITHIN A WOODEN FRAME. WW2 TABLET SET BELOW IT
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / ALSO TO / THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING / WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, George
Baker, George Henry
Beeching, Luke
Bescoby, Edgar Laurence
Bryant, Frederick James
Chalkley, Frank
Clayton, Charles
Fairall, George Henry
Fellows, Frederick James
Fellows, Herbert
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename
Order of information: forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Frame
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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
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