Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
East Lindsey
Town
Mareham le Fen
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 January 1922
    Attended by: Major A. A. Ellwood D.S.O.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 June 1951
    Attended by: Mrs. M. Ellwood, Rev. Arthur Udy, Rev. Canon N. W. Haggar, M.A. Rev. C. V. Edwards
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20420

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Current location

Mareham le Fen Cemetery
Horncastle Road
Mareham le Fen
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE22 7RB
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 27739 61528
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough-hewn, almost triangluar stone with inset worked panel bearing names.
Inscription
TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF MAREHAM-LE-FEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 + 1945/ (names)/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, George
Chester, William Henry
Cooling, Harry
Ellwood, A. A.
Ellwood, Charles Hugh
Fletcher, Charles Herbert
Gosling, E
Horton, Walter Henry
Johnson, Percy
Johnson, W. H.
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, decorations
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1000mm, height 2500MM, width 1750mm
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £100

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PARISH COUNCIL
Reference
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland

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