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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tendring
Town
Thorrington
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22932

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Clacton Road
Thorrington
Tendring
Essex
CO7 8HB
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 09858 19622
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLETS MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK MARBLE BASE. THE UPPER INSCRIPTION TABLET IS LARGER AND IS FOR WW1 NAMES, THE LOWER TABLET IS FOR WW2
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: 1914 - 1919/ REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING/ THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN WHO,/ IN THESE YEARS OF WAR, SACRIFICED/ THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" LOWER TABLET: 1939 - 1945 DENNIS FEAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Frederick
Brown, Charles
Bull, Bernard
Carter, Wesley
Chisnall, George H
Denney, Ernest
Dowsett, Leonard
Long, George T
Pryke, Alfred
Salmon, Percy
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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