Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kettering
Town
Weston by Welland
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14867

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Current location

St. Mary the Virgin Church
The Green
Weston by Welland
Kettering
Northamptonshire
LE16 8HS
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 77799 91387
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted tablet set into a square-headed alabaster frame. Incised inscription and names.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/ PEOPLE OF WESTON BY WELLAND/ AND SUTTON BASSETT/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ (Names)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Freeman, Harry
Harrison, Fred
Parsons, Leonard Sydney
Russell, Frederick Walter
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 91.4cm, width 81.28cm
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • 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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