Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Broxtowe
- Town
- Attenborough
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 Nov.2013
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Dedicated
Date: 11 Nov.2013
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 65280
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Current location
On south west (roadside) face of the pillar at the south east end (up side) of the footbridge.
Attenborough Railway Station
Attenborough La
Attenborough
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
NG9 6AL
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 517 346
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Nowy headed tablet with wreath at head. White lettering for inscription and names, red lettering for reiments and final quotation
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION/ IN HONOUR OF AND TO PERPETUATE THE/ MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE/ ATTENBORO (sic) STATION STAFF WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918/ (Names)/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI Plaque: REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL,/ NOW DAMAGED, MEMORIAL/ REPLACED IN 2013/ BY THE SOUTHERN BROXTOWE/ BLUE PLAQUE GROUP/ WITH FUNDING FROM/ THE RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Herrett, J
Huckell, J W
Randle, H
Richards, A
Smedley, C
Watson, E
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Tablet
- 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
- Attenborough Station (Replica)
- WMO ID: 191559
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-07-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate,other
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