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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Breckland
- Town
- Thompson Near Watton
- County
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 53388
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Current location
ST MARTINS CHURCH
Thompson Near Watton
Breckland
Norfolk
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 930 969
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TALL NARROW WALL MOUNTED TABLETWITH OBTUSE ARCHED TOP MAIN TABLET IS SET INSIDE A FRAME OF STONE WHICH HAS SCALLOPED DECORATIONS AT THE TOP OF THE ARCHED MEMORIAL. INSCRIPTION IS ARRANGED AROUND A SMALL FIVE POINTED STAR CARVED INTO THE MAIN TABLET TOWARDS THE TOP.
- Inscription
- TO/ THE MEN OF THOMSPON/ WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ AND RETURNED HOME/ 1914-1918
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, W J
Anthony, A W
Baldwin, B
Baldwin, C
Baldwin, P
Betts, C
Blake, H
Blake, R
Blake, W
Brown, A L
See details for all 40 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 40
Served and returned: 40
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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