Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Horsham
Town
Cowfold
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16643

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Current location

ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE NAVE
St Peter's Church
The Street
Cowfold
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 8BW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 21262 22612
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BROWN VEINED ALABASTER TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK AND GREEN BACKGROUND. WHOLE IS SURROUNDED BY A ROLLED AND MOULDED FRAME BOKEN AT THE FOOT BE A RECTANGULAR APRON. WW2 NAMES ADDED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE MAIN INSCRIPTION NEAR THE FOOT
Inscription
1914 - 1919 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF COWFOLD / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boxall, Caryl Lermitte
Brooker, Ernest
Elphick, Harry
Harrison, George Basil
Harrison, Thomas Edmund
Hermon, Edward William
Howard, Benjamin John
Kensett, Harry
Lees, John Arnold
Loder, Robert Egerton
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 23
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: year died,surname,rank,forename,decorations,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 17MM, height 1360MM, width 2000MM
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: C £600

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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