Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Broxtowe
- Town
- Greasley
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 07th September 1919
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26878
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Current location
In the Chancel
St Mary's Church
Church Road
Bogend,
Greasley
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG16 2AB
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 48936 47186
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Elaborately carved Chancel screen, six panels of which have the incised names of casualties.
- Inscription
- (NAMES)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allton, W
Anthony, J T
Attenborough, J W
Baxter, J
Bentley, R
Berry, S
Bird, S
Bolton, W
Broome, S
Brown, W
See details for all 68 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 68
Served and returned: 0
Died: 68
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname
Order of information: Listed in descending order of rank, then alphabetically by surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Screen
Measurements: height 3050mm, width 3810mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Screen
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- History
- 13/10/1966: The Church was Grade II Listed (List Entry Number 1263847); the listing includes mention of this memorial.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Church of England.
- Reference
- 'THE STORY OF GREASLEY PARISH CHURCH, NOTTS', by D. Beach, 1984; page 79.
- Historic England, List Entry re St Mary's Church Grade II; description includes: 'Chancel has moulded arch with hood mould and stops plus crested, traceried oak Memorial screen, 1919'. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1263847?section=official-list-entry
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/279995/
- Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project: Greasley St Mary's Church. southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/greasley/hhistory.php
- Nottinghamshire County Council ' Great War Roll of Honour; has details of the memorial and biographical details of the casualties. secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/219
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