Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Forest Of Dean
Town
Parkend
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49579

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Current location

St Paul's Church
Church Drive
Parkend
Forest Of Dean
Gloucestershire
GL15 4HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 6195807662
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LANCET SHAPED WOODEN PLAQUE WITH INTEGRAL SHELF AT BOTTOM WITH PEDIMENTED BOTTOM. FOUR METAL VASES ON SHELF. SMALL BRASS RECTANGULAR PLAQUE JUST ABOVE SHELF FIXED TO PLAQUE CARVING AT TOP OF PLAQUE WITH A SMALL CHRIST ON THE CROSS TOP CENTRE
Inscription
TABLET: THIS TABLET/ AND THE/ TUBULAR BELLS WERE ERECTED IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE FALLEN IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918 (NAMES)/ PEACE PLAQUE JUST ABOVE SHELF: THESE THREE VASES WERE GIVEN/ BY HENRY E AND JUNE H SAUNDERS/ AS A THANKS OFFERING FOR THE RETURN OF THEIR ONLY SON/ H.E.P. SAUNDERS QWR/ WHO SERVED IN FRANCE IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 18.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baghurst, C F
Burrows, R
Craddock, B
Ellway, F R N
Evans, E H J
Fennel, W
Fox, H
Griffin, J
Hoare, G
Hoare, J
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 35
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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