Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kennet
- Town
- East Grafton
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51064
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Current location
To the left of the west door
St Nicholas Church
Batt's Lane
East Grafton
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 3DB
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 25741 60327
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Upright white marble wall tablet with nowy heading on black marble background. Writing at very top in gold lettering. Embossed carving of garlands of laurel on either side of a circular laurel wreath above inscription. Inscription in black lettering flanked by two heavy columns.
- Inscription
- PRO/ DEO/ PRO/ PATRIA/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ SOLDIERS FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ APOCRYPHA ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV.14.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Almond, C
Bell, R H Wilbertorce
Choules, Frederick
Crees, H W
Dinon, W J
Durston, J
Grave, R
Green, C H
Green, J
Harris, T
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,decorations
Order of information: rank,surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
- Grade II*
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Our website 51065 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.51065/fromUkniwmSearch/1
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