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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushcliffe
Town
Orston
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27267

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Current location

Memorial located inside church on wall of south aisle. St Mary's Church is a Grade 1 listed building (ref: 448143) being first listed on 1/12/1965.
St Mary's Church
Church Street
Orston
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
NG13 9NS
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 76936 41189
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble tablet with incised black lettering and all details carved in relief. Central is a cross mounting a sword of sacrifice and a laurel wreath, all with a triangular pediment. Flanking the names and Regiments list are olive branches, and above this list are the relevant Regimental badges for those dedicated.
Inscription
REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THE MEN OF ORSTON/ who fell in the Great War for the Freedom of the World/ 1914 - 1919/ (6 names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVEMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, James William Arthur
Box, Henry James
Husbands, John Henry
Mills, George
Scotney, William
Sergeant, Edward
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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
Responsibility
The church PCC
Reference

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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