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Current location
St. Stephen's Church
London Road
Purfleet
Thurrock
Essex
RM19 1QD
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 55066 78358
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Square base with three steps on each side surmounted by square plinth and shaft, surmounted by Latin Cross. Copper plaques on each face of plinth bear the inscription in embossed black lettering.
- Inscription
- South face. THIS PUBLIC MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN OF / PURFLEET / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. (25 names) on the other three faces.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beaumont, Reuben T W
Biles, Sidney J
Campbell, Dugald
Clarke, George W
Conerly, John B
Gathercole, Bertie E
Godfrey, Alfred J
Goldspring, John B
Hills, Arthur F
Johnson, Basil S
See details for all 25 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank
Order of information: rank THEN surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Copper - Cross
Measurements: height C 7500mm
Materials: Stone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Copper
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- March 2019- names plaques stolen, replaced in October 2019
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Thurrock Council
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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