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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Braintree
Town
Bradwell-juxta-Coggeshall
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69728

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Current location

North wall of nave
Holy Trinity Church
Church Road
Bradwell-juxta-Coggeshall
Braintree
Essex
CM77 8ER
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 81775 22154
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A nowy headed white marble wall tablet on a conforming grey ground supported on two plain brackets. In the head of the tablet the first line of the inscription in black filled Gothic caps, written 'To the glory of almighty God'. Beneath it is a black-filled Latin Cross. The inscription is in several sizes of Roman caps. At the base, the ground has been covered with a narrow strip of matching marble to take the name of the WWII casualty.
Inscription
AND IN ETERNAL MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEN OF BRADWELL, WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR 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." St John XV.13./ 1939 - 1945/ (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allington, Owen
Anderson, Alexander
Chapman, Porter
Cutmore, Robert
Fryatt, Arthur
Hutley, Horace
Joslin, Walter
Kellick, Thomas
Thompson, Herbert
Thorogood, George
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: forename, surname, regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 700mm, height 9700mm, width 7600mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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