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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newark And Sherwood
Town
Upton
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38868

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Current location

ST PETER AND ST PAULS CHURCH
Church La
Upton
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 730 540
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • UPTON METHODIST CHURCH
    Upton
    Newark And Sherwood
    Nottinghamshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH TRIANGULAR SHAPED PEDIMENT MOUNTED ONTO A DARK STONE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. ADDITIONAL TABLET PLACED BELOW GIVING DETAILS OF THE CHANGE OF LOCATION WREATH CARVED IN RELIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: 1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND HONOUR TO THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ R.I.P. LOWER TABLET: THIS TABLET WAS/ REMOVED FROM THE/ OLD METHODIST CHAPEL/ FOR PRESERVATION IN/ THE PARISH CHURCH/ APRIL 30TH 1968
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cropper, George
Hall, Charles Alfred
Proctor, Albert
Rockley, Arthur
Sheppard, Herbert
Smith, William Henry
Stimson, Charles
Walker, Percival Thomas Watson
Wilkinson, William Jefferson
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: rank,regiment,forename,age of death
    Order of information: rank,forename,age of death,regiment
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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