Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Boston
- Town
- Brothertoft
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 59810
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
West facing wall
behind the pulpit.
Church of St Gilbert of Sempringham
Off B1192 (langrick Road)
Brothertoft
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 3SW
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 27023 46260
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Nowy headed plaque set on a nowy headed board. Black scrolling border etched around the inscription with ar ed backed rose at each corner and encircled red motif at top. Incised lettering in black.
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE BROTHERTOFT/ PARISHIONERS TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD & IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF OUR BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ "Greater love hath no man than this, that/ a man lay down his life for his Friends"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Chambers, Harold
Cottingham, Joseph
Daft, Arthur
Dickson, Isaac
East, Gerard
Frost, John
Leggott, Arthur
Leggott, Robert
Martin, Walter
Pocklington, James
See details for all 14 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: depth 4mm, height 1220mm, width 730mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
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-59810
For queries, please contact [email protected].