Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Southend On Sea
- Town
- Southend On Sea
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS HARRY HEMS & SONS (Sculptor)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22653
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Current location
St. John the Baptist Church
Church Grove
Southend On Sea
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS1 2EL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 88547 85173
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Chapel of the Good Shepherd fronted by carved oak screen, decorated (see below) and listing the names. Screen depicts "The Great Sacrifice" in heavy relief: Christ crucified over a battlefield, with a dying soldier lying at his feet .and a background of shattered tree stumps, a gun wheel, and other debris.
- Inscription
- Their name liveth for evermore/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, G
Anderson, C
Baker, A
Baker, F
Baker, J E
Barham, L J
Beckwith, F
Belcham, H
Betchley, A
Bright, J
See details for all 91 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 91
Served and returned: 0
Died: 91
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Screen
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Screen
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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