Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Uttlesford
Town
Elsenham
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24325

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Current location

On the north wall of the nave.
St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Lane (off Hall Road)
Elsenham
Uttlesford
Essex
CM22 6DP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 54225 25923
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plaque with single-line border, set within a wooden frame that incorporates two small shelves on which to stand posy vases. The plaque's inscription is in incised white lettering, with an engraved black cross at top-centre.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ ELSENHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ 1915/ (NAMES)/ 1916/ (NAMES)/ 1917/ (NAMES)/ 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1919/ (NAME)/ "They were a wall unto us by day and by night"/ 1. SAM. 25.16.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Aylett, Charles
Bailey, George
Buck, Frederick
Childs, Albert
Childs, Harold
Clayden, Walter
Clayden, William
Frankln, Charles
Gilbey, Eric
Johnson, Charles
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, year of death
    Order of information: Listed chronologically by year of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
St Mary the Virgin Church was Grade 1 listed on 21/2/1967 (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1112335).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3, pages 44 to 47 record the memorial and give biographical details of some of the men commemorated on it.

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