Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Cambridgeshire
Town
Bottisham
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16th January 1921
    Attended by: Bishop of Ely
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46471

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
High Street
Bottisham
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CN25 9NA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 54558 60489
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
An alabaster wall mounted tablet with incised lettering coloured green The WW2 names are an addition on a tablet of the same material immediately under the main tablet.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF BOTTISHAM WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THESE IN THE GLORIOUS MORNING TO THE DAYS/ FOR ENGLAND'S SAKE LOST ALL BUT ENGLAND'S PRAISE/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bailey, Arthur G T
Bendall, John
Bentall, Herbert C
Cooper, Frank
Cornwall, Owen
Cornwall, Percy
Cornwell, Hubert L
Crispin, Jack
Dockerill, Alan
Flack, Arthur T
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY
  • Grade I
  • 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
Costs

Memorial: £120

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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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