Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Milton Keynes
Town
Emberton
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
118

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Current location

All Saints Church
Emberton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK46 5DA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 88502 49456
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FIGURE OF WINGED ANGEL ON SQUARE BASE
Inscription
AND GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS FROM THEIR EYES / AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH NEITHER SORROW / NOR CRYING NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN / FOR THE FORMER THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY REV 21.4 THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY/ THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 IN TOKEN/ OF THEIR UNDYING LOVE FOR THOSE/ WHO WILLINGLY AND WITH THANKSGIVING/ YEILDED UP THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICES OF THEIR GOD KING AND/ COUNTRY AND IN THE CAUSE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Frank
Berrill, Harry
Caves, Phillip
Caves, William
Edmonds, John
Edmonds, Melbourne
Edmonds, William
Howson, Victor
Howson, Walter
Lett, Cyril
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, year died, forename
    Order of information: Year of death.
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 2740MM
    Materials: Undefined
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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