Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushcliffe
Town
Keyworth
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27237

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Current location

AT THE WEST END OF THE CHURCH
ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH
Selby Lane
Keyworth
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
NG12 5AL
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 61395 30842
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WW1 MARBLE TABLET WITH ADDITIONAL ONE PLACED BELOW IT FOR THE WW2 NAMES
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE FOLLOWING/ PARISHIONERS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR, 1914 - 1919./ (Names)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" LOWER TABLET: 1939 - 1946/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, Albt
Bennett, Gordon
Brown, George
Burton, Samuel
Derrick, Albt
Derrick, Cliffd
Disney, Albt
Disney, Arnold
Disney, Arthur
Disney, Claude
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 27
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 350MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Marble
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 750MM, width 1200MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 092T

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