Memorial details

Memorial type
Bells or bell tower
District
Colchester
Town
Wormingford
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21 December 1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22458

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Wormingford
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 93290 32245
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BELLS RE-HUNG AND THREE NEW ONES ADDED WITH DEDICATORY MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A GREY MARBLE BASE ON THE WALL OF THE CHURCH. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
THE BELLS IN THIS CHURCH WERE RE-HUNG AS A / THANK-OFFERING TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR VICTORY; / AND THREE NEW ONES WERE ADDED / AND DEDICATED ON S. THOMAS'S DAY, DEC 21ST 1919, / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / (names) / WHO GAVE THIER LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR, MCMXIV - MCMXVIII.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balls, William
Cardy, Arthur
Cardy, Frederick
Carter, David
Coucins, Frederick
Gallifant, Joseph
Hume, Charles
Hume, Harold
Hume, Oliver
Kibble, Charles
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 580MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 710MM, width 860MM
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Bells
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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