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Memorial details

Memorial type: Lamp or lighting
District: Daventry
Town: Everdon
County: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 14889

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Current location

South aisle
wall adjacent to Chancel.
St. Mary's Church
High Street
Everdon
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 3DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 59473 57431
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Electric light fittings with associated dedicatory wall mounted incised marble tablet with dark brown alabaster surround. Lettering infilled with black paint.

Inscription

Associated tablet : 1939 -1945 / THE ELECTRIC LIGHT / WAS GIVEN / BY THE PARISHIONERS / TO / PERPETUATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN / WHO FELL IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / AND SO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR FRIENDS. / (6 NAMES) / THEY LOVED DUTY MORE / THAN THEY FEARED DEATH.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bodily, Percy
Bradley, Raymond
Elsigood, Thomas
King, James
Page, Leonard
Tyson, James
See details for all 6 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Alabaster

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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