Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Breckland
Town
North Pickenham
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Banner, Swaffham (Unknown)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70155

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Current location

Inside
St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
North Pickenham
Breckland
Norfolk
PE37 8LD
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 86550 06923
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A black marble backboard surmounted by a smaller white marble tablet; this white marble tablet contains the inscriptions and the names list in two columns. The inscriptions are carved into the marble and are painted black. At the top of the tablet surmounting the inscriptions is a shield, the shield being painted red with a white cross thereon.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ NORTH PICKENHAM AND HOUGHTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ “THE FITTEST PLACE WHERE MAN CAN DIE/ IS WHERE HE DIES FOR MAN.”
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blower, Herbert
Clarke, John
Clutterham, Fred
Drew, Bertie
Drew, Robert
Johnson, Bertie R
Palmer, Harry
Tolman, James
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 760mm, width 915mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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