Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Braintree
Town
Wethersfield
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: February 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22333

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Current location

ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH
High Street
Wethersfield
Braintree
Essex
CM7 4BY
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 71216 31252
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TABLET, CENTRE PANEL RECESSED WITH SCOTIA MOULDING AND OUTLINE WITH A DOUBLE GILDED FILLET WITH CUT AWAY CORNERS. WITH WW2 ADDITION ADDED TO THE BASE IHS IN GUILDED LETTERS ABOVE INSCRIPTION. FLANKED BY FLAGS: UNION FLAG (EAST) AND ST GEORGES CROSS (WEST)
Inscription
REMEMBER AND THANK GOD FOR/ OUR BRAVE MEN FAITHFUL AND TRUE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THEY RETURN NOT TO US BUT TO GOD./ WE RECORD THEIR NAMES AND PRAISE/ THEIR NOBLE SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ ECCLES. XLIV.14/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowtle, W H
Daines, B
Daines, S
Fewell, H
Fitch, W
Gordon, C W E
Gunn, S
Hume, A
Lawrence, P
Lawrence, S
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment/service,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 35MM, height 1400MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • 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
Sponsorship
Public

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