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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tendring
Town
Great Clacton
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22806

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
St Johns Road
Great Clacton
Tendring
Essex
CO15 4BP
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 17712 16528
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet with additional tablet for WW2 below. Black inscription on both
Inscription
Upper Tablet: MEMORIAL/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF SOLDIERS & SAILORS CHIEFLY OF THIS PARISH OF/ GT CLACTON & LT HOLLAND / WHO FELL IN THE WAR AGAINST GERMAN AGGRESSION 1914 - 1918. / MORS CHRISTI MORS MORTIS CHRISTIANO./ (Names) Lower Tablet: IN MEMORY/ OF ALL WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WAR 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldous, S
Anes, W R
Armstrong, D
Bareham, G
Barrett, C
Bayman, F W
Bennett, B
Bennett, S G
Bridges, A
Bridges, F
See details for all 81 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 81
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 81
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, some ranks
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 230MM, width 410MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 1050MM, width 1240MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
  • 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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