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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Norfolk
Town
Baconsthorpe
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19893

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Current location

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Church Lane
Baconsthorpe
North Norfolk
Norfolk
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 12736 36866
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular marble tablet with moulded border. A sword with gold pommel and hilt and silver blade runs down the centre dividing the names into two columns. There is a stem with green leaves leaves twining around the sword blade. The inscription is in black letters.
Inscription
TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnes, William
Cletheroe, Richard
Cooper, George
Dew, Fred
Dew, Horace
Jarvis, William
Jermy, Robert
Knowles, Fred
Smith, Henry
Thursby, Frank
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: unknown
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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