Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Sussex
Town
Cuckfield
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16699

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Church Platt / Church Street
Cuckfield
Mid Sussex
West Sussex
RH17 5LA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 30360 24470
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet with dark engraved lettering with white marble cornice and sill. WW2 names engraved on the sill.
Inscription
LET US REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE AND AFFECTION THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1918 // (Names) // "THEY SHALL NOT GROW NOT OLD, AS WE ARE LEFT GROW OLD / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN. / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. // (Names) 1939 - 1945 (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anscombe, Frederick C
Ansell, John M
Attree, James
Attwater, Ernest
Ballard, Arthur J
Bates, Frank
Bates, Jack
Beesley, A
Bennett, George E
Bishop, C N
See details for all 96 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 81
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 81
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died, forename, surname
    Order of information: Year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: initials, surname,
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Geograph - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4785488 - accessed 1 May 2020

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