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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Worthing
Town
Worthing
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 02nd November 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 02nd November 1919
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40125

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Current location

In Lady Chapel
St Botolph's Church
Lansdowne Road
Worthing
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 4SE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 13750 02810
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three panel, white, marble tablet for WW1 with additional plain tablet for WW2 placed below. Names in black
Inscription
Upper Tablet Left Panel: (1916 and 1917 Names) Central Panel: THIS RECORD OF BRAVE MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ IS ERECTED BY THEIR PARENTS / AND THEIR RELATIVES / AS A MEMORIAL OF THOSE / WHO PAID THE PRICE / WHICH PRESERVED THE HONOUR / OF THE NATIONS / AND THE LIBERTIES OF THEIR COUNTRY / (1914 and 1915 Names) Right Panel: (1917-1919 Names) Lower tablet: THESE ALSO DIED FOR US / IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 74
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 74
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year of death, rank forename, surname, service, honours
    Order of information: year of death, surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year of death, rank, forename, surname, service
    Order of information: year of death, surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 1224MM, width 1524MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • ST BOTOLPH'S CHURCH
  • Grade II
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
St Botolph’s Church

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