Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Braintree
Town
Ashen
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22051

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Current location

On the external wall
inlaid as part of the buttress.
St Augustine's Church
The Street
Ashen
Braintree
Essex
CO10 8JN
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 74722 42314
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two stone panels set one below the other in an external corner buttress of the church - one for each conflict.
Inscription
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ TO THE MEMORY OF OUR NOBLE DEAD/ (Names)/ THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT ECCLES XLIV.13/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS JOHN XV.13
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowers, Ernest John
Ince, Thomas
Peacock, Albert
Peacock, Percy Harold
Swallow, Walter
Twitchett, Ernest
Twitchett, James
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname
    Order of information: By surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname
    Order of information: By surname
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 400MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 620MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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