Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Icklesham
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16993

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Current location

On the south wall of the church
All Saints Church
Main Road
Icklesham
Rother
East Sussex
TN36 4BH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 88050 16480
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WW1 TABLET WITH SHELF AT THE BASE OF IT AND MOULDED BORDER. WITH INSCRIPTION IN RED LETTERING. WW2 TABLET ADDED BELOW IT. FOLIATE DESIGNS ON THE BORDER
Inscription
TABLET ONE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO WILLINGLY OFFERED / THEMSELVES AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / A.D. 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) / "ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR, ALL YOU HAD YOU GAVE / TO SAVE MANKIND - YOURSELVES YOU SCORNED TO SAVE." PLAQUE TWO: A.D. 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, Cecil
Bishop, Joseph Edward
Bryant, Frederick James
Butler, Alfred George
Coomber, Gilbert Ernest
Edwards, Frank
Furner, James Levi
Geear, Edward
Holloway, Robert
Johnstone, James D
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Shelf
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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