Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kennet
- Town
- Aldbourne
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23894
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Current location
ST MICHAELS CHURCH
Crooked Cor
Aldbourne
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 2EL
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 26393 75825
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- LARGE BRASS PLAQUE BEARS NAMES OF WW1 FALLEN. SMALLER STONE TABLET BENEATH BEARS NAMES OF WW2 FALLEN.
- Inscription
- TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE EMPIRE IN THE WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ TO RECORD WITH THANKFULNESS THE NAMES/ OF THOSE MEN WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH/ AND DIED FIGHTING IN A JUST CAUSE/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aldridge, L W
Barnes, Leonard J.
Barrett, Ronald C.
Bishell, Thomas I.
Bland, George R.
Bonner, H J
Brind, Derek T.
Brind, H C
Brookes, W R
Brown, Guy R.
See details for all 54 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 41
Served and returned: 0
Died: 41
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height C 3 FT, width C 2 FT
Materials: Brass - Tablet
Measurements: width C 2 FT
Materials: Stone
- Plaque
- 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
- Aldbourne WW2 memorial plaque
- WMO ID: 148952
- Condition: Good [last updated on 04-03-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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