Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lindsey
Town
Louth
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 June 1921
    Attended by: Mayor of Louth
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12 June 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54013

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Current location

Wall mounted in callers office
15
Delivery Office
Eastgate
Louth
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN11 9ND
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 32728 87424
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Post Office
    Louth
    East Lindsey
    Lincolnshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wall mounted brass plaque on oak backboard. The dedication is inside a scoll engraved on the plaque. This arches across the top of the plaque above the image of a half risen sun. The names and additional details are listed below this.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LOUTH POST OFFICE WHO PASSED/ OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE/ GIVING THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ (NAMES)/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arliss, Barry Charles
Bramhill, Thomas
Briggs, Harry
Carter, William
Ingleby, Herbert
Scatboro, John E
Simmons, Harry
Stanley, Fred Walter
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, date of death, regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, date of death, regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 3mm, height 353mm, width 533mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 405mm, width 595mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Lincolnshire Chronicle 18 June 1921

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