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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Rushcliffe
- Town
- Orston
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38798
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Current location
St Mary's Church is Grade 1 listed (ref: 1272710) being first listed on 1/12/1965.
The Roll of Honour is located inside the church on the wall of the south aisle.
St Mary's Church
Church Street
Orston
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
NG13 9NS
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 76936 41189
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Framed and glazed Roll of Honour, with names listed in two columns, in order of the year in which they enlisted. Top centre is an emblem with crossed Union flag and White Ensign.
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR/ of the men of the village of Orston who served their King/ and Country in the Great War/ 1914/ (13 names)/ 1915/ (9 names)/ 1916/ (9 names)/ 1917/ (9 names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Baker, B
Baker, F
Baker, W A B
Banham, J H
Box, H J
Brathwaite, A
Butler, W
Carlisle, G
Carlisle, R
Cheetham, W
See details for all 40 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 40
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, year of enlisting, forename initials, regiment
Order of information: Year
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Roll of honour
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- The Roll of Honour was damp and mouldy and as a result was completely redrawn by W T Stott in 1975.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Church PCC
- Reference
- Details of the Grade 1 listing for St Mary's Church can be found at - historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272710?section=official-list-entry
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