Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Woodborough
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70140

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Current location

Inside
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Lane
Woodborough
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SN9 5PH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 11324 60004
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A brass plaque set into a wooden backboard and mounted onto a wall in the church. The dedication is written in incised black lettering in the centre of the plaque. At the top of the plaque a trefoil head has been incised with ornamental design in the spaces above. Underneath is an incised image of a crown, a Latin cross and two flags crossed, the dedication is written below.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ FREDERICK WILLIAM DOGGETT 7th Wilts Regt/ THOMAS HERBERT DOGGETT 16th Royal Warwicks/ FRANCIS WILLIAM FERRIS Royal Fusiliers/ SYDNEY HERBERT GALE 3rd Wilts/ WILLIAM HENRY GIDDINGS Rifle Brigade/ EDWARD JOHN GIFFORD 7th Wilts/ EDWARD HARRIS 2nd Wilts/ ARTHUR CECIL KEW 2nd Wilts/ JAMES LAY Leinster Regt/ WALTER EDGAR SANDFORD R.G.A./ ARTHUR HENRY STRATTON Hants Regt/ "In glory do they sleep and endless sanctity"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Doggett, Frederick William
Doggett, Thomas Herbert
Ferris, Francis William
Gale, Sydney Herbert
Giddings, William Henry
Gifford, Edward John
Harris, Edward
Kew, Arthur Cecil
Lay, James
Sandford, Walter Edgar
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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