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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Daventry
Town
Overstone
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38117

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Current location

off Sywell road,
St. Nicholas' Church
Church Way
Overstone
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN6 0AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 80556 66080
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted stone tablet with nowy-headed pediment supported by two columns. Inscription in black lettering.
Inscription
THIS TABLET/ WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF OVERSTONE/ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1919/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arage, J
Arthur, R
Arthur, W
Aspinal, J P
Aspinal, L
Chaplin, G?
Clarke, A O
Clarke, G R
Clarke, W G
Clayson, A
See details for all 43 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations,regiment
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c 900 mm, width c 1200 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St. Nicholas Church

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