Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Colchester
Town
Stanway
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45739

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Current location

St Albright's Church
London Road junction with Church Lane
Stanway
Colchester
Essex
CO3 8LU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 94042 24342
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ILLUMINATED BORDER CONTAINS EIGHT TRIANGULAR SHIELDS. CORNER SHIELDS ARE RED WITH GOLD WINGED SYMBOLS OF THE EVANGELISTS: WINGED MAN, WINGED LION, WINGED OX AND EAGLE. CENTRE TOP IS OR CHEVRONNY AZURE SURMOUNTED BY A DUCAL CROWN REPRESENTING ST ALBRIGHT. MIDDLE LEFT IS CANTERBURY. MIDDLE RIGHT IS THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD. MIDDLE BOTTOM IS MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD. CENTRE TOP BETWEEN CHURCH AND VILLAGE NAMES IS A HANGING CRUCIFIX WITH INTEGRAL CORPUS CHRISTI
Inscription
(AROUND SIDES) GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE/ FRO HIS FRIENDS/ JESU MERCY/ ST ALBRIGHT STANWAY/ 1914 1918/ "AND WITH THE MORN THESE ANGEL FACES SMILE/ WHICH THOSE LOVED LONG SINCE AND LOST A WHILE"/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barkway, Edward
Batterham, Frank
Bond, Henry Charles
Boutell, Amos Arthur
Buck, William
Button, Robert C
Carr, Frank
Carter, Frederick
Coleman, Harold
Cuthbert, Frank
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 31
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died, forename / forename initials, surname
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 575mm, width 440mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)

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