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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Redbridge
Town
Wanstead
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
52782

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Current location

WANSTEAD AND GANTS HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Grosvenor Rd
Wanstead
Redbridge
Greater London
E11
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 400 880
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description
TABLET OF QWHITE MARBLE FRAMED IN BROWN/ORANGE MARBLE WITH SEMICIRCULAR ARCHED TOP MARBLE MOSAIC DESIGN WITHIN THE ARCH. INSCRIPTION IS BLACK LETERING
Inscription
THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THIS CHURCH WHO/ FOUGHT AND FELL FOR US IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aylott, Frederick G
Beecliff, Reuben H T
Bentley, Herbert J
Blogg, Arthur
Chidgey, Percy H
Davis, George
Forbes, Douglas Tulloch
Morton, Hugh
Parks, Albert E
Place, Thomas
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 15
    Died: 15
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2200MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • WANSTEAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
THE CHURCH

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