Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
East Lindsey
Town
Wilksby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62855

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Current location

North wall of nave.
All Saints Church
Highgate Lane
Wilksby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE22 7PB
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 28390 63500
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Replacement RoH: The original Roll of Honour has been replaced with a hand painted and written one. Wood framed and glazed Roll of Honour. A broad blue border surrounds the edging of orange, decorative pillars support the top which has an image of All Saints church at middle with the dedication either side. Names are below in a single column giving regiments, rank and details of whether they were killed in action. At bottom centre are two Union flags either side of a shield, the artists initials and date of painting are bottom right. An additional name has been added to the list from the previous RoH. Previous RoH: Printed roll of honour with hand-written names in glazed wooden frame.
Inscription
New RoH: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE FROM THIS PARISH TO SERVE/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY BY LAND AND SEA AND AIR/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ Roll of Honour/ (Names)/ FOR KING/ AND/ COUNTRY/ Old RoH: PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE/ GONE FROM THIS PARISH TO/ SERVE OUR KING AND COUNTRY/ BY LAND AND SEA AND AIR/ OUR ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ GIRT ABOUT WITH TRUTH IN FEET SHOD/ WITH THE PREPERATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashby, Paul Ogilvie
Dawson, Alfred H.
Dawson, Arthur
Dawson, Edward
Dawson, George William
Dawson, James
Hubbard, John William
Hubbard, Walter Curtis
Hutton, William
Maltson, Edward Walter
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 12
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials, rank, regiment, manner of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
2014: Replacement hand painted and written RoH, frame and glass mounted. 2007: Printed border and hand writing is faded. Some foxing to the paper. Lower left corner of glass is broken.
Costs

Comments: Replacement mounted 2014

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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.

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