Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
Ledbury
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32933

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Current location

St. Michael and All Angels' Church
Church Lane
Ledbury
Hereford And Worcester
HR8 1DR
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 71268 37703
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall-mounted slate tablet set within a portland stone frame. Incised inscription with names in three columns. Borders of oak leaves and acorns carved in relief on the frame. Stone cross at the top centre as well as kneeling figures of St George and St Michael.
Inscription
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. TO THE GLORY OF GOD& SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE PARISH OF LEDBURY WHO DIED/ WHILE SERVING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ (Names)/ AUGUST 4TH 1914 - JUNE 28TH 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Thomas
Baggett, Charles T
Barnett, S Benjamin
Bartlett, Frederick
Bayliss, Thomas
Beale, William E
Bradley, Walter
Brown, Arthur J
Brown, James
Burwood, Archibald G
See details for all 75 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Ledbury Guardian and Herefordshire Advertiser, 6 December 1919

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