Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kennet
Town
Marlborough
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55707

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Current location

St John's School
Graham Hill
Marlborough
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 4AX
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 18938 68480
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Stedman building
    Marlborough Grammar School
    Orchard Road
    Marlborough
    Kennet
    Wiltshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SU 180 690
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A wall mounted plaque, rectangular with raised lettering and a raised wreath in the centre top. There is a small ledge at the base of the plaque and a support bracket below this. The top of the plaque has an elaborately carved header.
Inscription
FOR/ FREEDOM/ AND/ HONOUR/ FRANCE/ (NAMES) AT SEA/ (Name)/ SALONICA/ (Name)/ PALASTINE/ (Name)/ AND (Name) MESOPOTAMIA 1920./ TO THE MEMORY OF THE BOYS OF/ MARLBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, Leslie
Bence, Hubert A.
Brooke, Geoffrey L.
Bush, Edward
Cannings, Victor J.
Chandler, Roland
Crow, Lionel M.
Fishlock, Albert E.
Gale, Philip A.
Glass, Gerald G.
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: place of death, forenames, surname
    Order of information: place of death, surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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