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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kennet
Town
Market Lavington
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3173

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Current location

left wall on north aisle
St Mary of the Assumption Church
High St
Market Lavington
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN10 4DU
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 01400 54136
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy headed stone tablet with a moulded inner boarder, supported by two rectangular brackets. above the inscriptions is a laurel wreath in low relief encircling he words "THE/ WORLD/ WAR" and a ribbon bearing the dates 1939-1945. The inscription is in blackened roman caps.
Inscription
THE/ WORLD/ WAR/ 1939-1945/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF MARKET LAVINGTON WHO VENTURED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY AND/ WERE CALLED UPON TO MAKE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE./ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES/ AND THE PEOPLE OF MARKET LAVINGTON/ (Names)/ THE CHASTISEMENT OF OUR PEACE WAS UPON THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, L
Beale, E
Boulton, J
Butler, D W
Draper, J
Hutton, E
Kiddle, H
Potter, A
Potter, C
Sims, A
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 700mm, width 840mm
    Materials: Stone
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

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