Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newark And Sherwood
Town
Upton
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27473

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Current location

St Peter & St Paul
Church Lane
Upton
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5SR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 73680 54273
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO AN ORNATE BACKBOARD FORMED BY TWO COLUMNS SUPPORTING A PEDIMENT. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. SUPPLEMENTARY BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW IT SHEATHED SWORDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE MAIN PANEL
Inscription
TABLET: 1914 - 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ R. I. P. PLAQUE: THE FUNDS FOR THIS MEMORIAL WERE RAISED BY/ CHARLES F WOODWARD, UPTON HALL, APRIL 1929
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cropper, George
Hall, Charles Alfred
Proctor, Albert
Rockley, Arthur
Sheppard, Herbert
Smith, William Henry
Stimson, Charles
Walker, Percival Thomas Watson
Warwick, John Cedric Geoffrey
Wilkinson, William Jefferson
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,age of death,decorations
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
  • 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
Sponsorship
Private

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