All Saints Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Wealden
Town: Herstmonceux
County: East Sussex
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 17306

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Road
Herstmonceux
Wealden
East Sussex
BN27 1RN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 64267 10182
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Two separate matching light coloured stone WW1 and WW2 tablets. Both have cornices and rest on two corbels. The plain lettering is dark.

Inscription

WW1 tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN DEAR MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF HERSTMONCEUX WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. // (Names) // "O VALIANT HEARTS WHO YOUR GLORY CAME, / THROUGH DUST OF CONFLICT AND THROUGH BATTLE FLAME, / SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE, / INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVER MORE SHALL FADE."// WW2 tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN DEAR MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF HERSTMONCEUX WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY FROM 1939 - 1945. // (Names) // THEY REST IN PEACE. //

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Allcorn, A
Allcorn, A
Allcorn, Alan James
Anslow, Dennis Richard
Austin, E J
Bates, F G
Billiness, W H
Brett, Edward George
Burchett, C J
Burchett, W H
See details for all 58 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initial, surname, regiment
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, regiment,
Order of information: surname
Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, status,
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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