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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Melbourn
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22782

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Current location

All Saints Church
Station Road
Melbourn
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
SG8 6DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 38220 44833
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Book of Remembrance enclosed within a wooden glass topped case. The Book is in the form of an illuminated manuscript incorporating initials highlighted in red and has a descriptive page for each service personnel.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR OF MELBOURN, CAMBS. EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918. WORLD WAR 1939-1945.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abrey, Edgar
Brown, Edgar H
Burton, John
Carter, Arthur H
Catley, George W
Day, Frank
Day, Henry Brodie
Dodkin, Charles
Fordham, Charles
Frost, Lionel
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,place of burial,age of death,relationships,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Bookcase
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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