Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Kesteven
- Town
- Swinstead
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 25 July 1920
Attended by: Earl of Ancaster - Dedicated
Date: 25 July 1920
Attended by: Rev J. J. Crathorne - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3712
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Current location
South wall of the nave adjacent to the door.
St Mary's Church
Creeton Road (B1176)
Swinstead
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG33 4PF
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 01855 22455
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Marble tablet with pediment and curved base. Black inscription. Flower shaped bosses carved in each corner and cross in the upper centre
- Inscription
- For God and the Right./ 1914+1918 / In proud and glorious/ memory of/ (Names)/ These all gave their lives/ in the Great War to defend our/ King and Country. Their memory/ is enshrined in the hearts of the/ Swinstead people who have erected/ this monument as a mark of their/ gratitude and affection.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Champman, Edward
Ellis, Alfred
Fowler, Edward
Kettle, Alfred
King, John Henry
Osborn, Henry
Pick, Horace William
Porter, William
Rosling, Fred
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Rank, surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height c2000mm, width c1200mm
Materials: Marble - White
- Tablet
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Grantham Journal 31 July 1920
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