Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Test Valley
Town
Abbotts Ann
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40557

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Road
Abbotts Ann
Test Valley
Hampshire
SP11 7BE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 33043 43574
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A MOTTLED GREY STONE BACKBOARD. ADDITIONAL TABLET FOR WW2 NAMES ADDED BELOW. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING CROWN WITHIN A WREATH WITH CROSSED RIFLES BEHIND IS CARVED IN RLEIEF AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE WW1 TABLET
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: IN PROUD MEMORY OF N.C.O.'S & MEN OF THIS V8ILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME SHALL LIVE FOR EVER AND THEIR/ GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT" LOWER TABLET: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowley, A
Brading, R
Creed, W
Curtis, F
Duncombe-anderson, R F
Farwell, F
Femmell, C
Hills, W
Isaacs, A
King, J
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 400MM, width 630MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 760MM, width 760MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 920MM, width 920MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.hampshirewarmemorials.com for clearer images and transcript of names.

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