Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wealden
Town
Litlington
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17310

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Current location

St Michael the Archangel Church
The Street
Litlington
Wealden
East Sussex
BN26 5RF
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 52330 01950
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
This is a rectangular wooden board set upon a wooden shelf. It has wooden candleholder each end of the shelf while the bottom of the board is decorated with carved wooden roses. Above there is a grooved wooden top with a painted gold cross centre below. The lettering is below this in black.
Inscription
1914 1919/ REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR WENT FORTH FROM THIS PLACE FOR/ GOD AND THE RIGHT. THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT/ AGAIN ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE/ (names)/1939 - 1945/ (names)/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN/ THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Constable, Harry
Drummond-hay Bucknall, Richard
Ticehurst, Alfred
Walden, William Douglas
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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