Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Town
- Elkesley
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26987
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Current location
ST GILES CHURCH
High Street
Elkesley
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN22 8AJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 68989 75506
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass tablets placed on a single marble slab located on the south wall of the church. One brass tablet relates to the First World War and the other tablet relates to the Second World War
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THE DEDICATION OF THE CLOCK ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS IN THIS CHURCH TOWER IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918/ (10 names)/ "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD"/ 1939 - 1945/ (3 names) (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 150mm, width 375mm
Materials: Brass - Plaque
Measurements: height 600mm, width 375mm
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- 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
- Elkesley (Clock Tower)
- WMO ID: 193032
- Condition: Good [last updated on 20-09-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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