Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Lincolnshire
Town
Owston Ferry
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th January 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53513

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

ST MARTINS CHURCH
Owston Ferry
North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 805 003
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
BRASS PLAQUE
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ PROUD RECOGNITION OF THE WORK DONE FOR JUSTICE,/ TRUTH AND FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918, BY THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH OF OWSTON FERRY, WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED./ THE ROLL OF HONOUR CONSISTS OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY. THEIR NAMES ARE SURMOUNTED/ BY THE CROSS, AND THEY WILL BE HELD IN IMPERISHABLE MEMORY BY THE PARISH./ THOSE WHO WERE WOUNDED OR WERE PRSIONERS OF WAR ARE DISTINGUISHED BY/ HAVING THEIR NAMES PLACED IN THE COLUME TO THE RIGHT OF THOSE/ WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, D
Anderson, E
Anderson, L
Anderson, T W
Barnard, A P
Barningham, A L
Barningham, R
Bateman, F J
Bateman, G H
Bayes, Charles Henry
See details for all 151 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 180
    Served and returned: 151
    Died: 29
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 12200MM, width 9650MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-53513

For queries, please contact [email protected].