Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Test Valley
Town
Mottisfont
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40594

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Mottisfont Lane
Mottisfont
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO51 0LL
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 32591 26752
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Mottisfont
    Test Valley
    Hampshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
NOWY-HEADED BRASS PLAQUE SET INTO A MARBLE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTIN IN RELIEF CROSS WITHIN A CROWN AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF MOTTISFONT/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ancell, Harry
Barker-mill, Claude
Cox, Henry
Croucher, Charles
Dale, Frank
Dowling, Arthur
Dowling, Eadfred
Dowling, Frank
Eldridge, Alfred
Hatcher, Frank
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 760MM, width 460MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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