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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chichester
Town
West Wittering
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16702

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Current location

To the left of the altar
St Peter and St Paul Church
Pound Road
West Wittering
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 8AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 77710 98400
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED STONE TABLETS. MAIN TABLET BEARS WW1 NAMES AND INSCRIPTION. NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS. BLACK AND RED LETTERING. WW2 NAMES ON SMALLER TABLET BELOW WW1 TABLET. CROSS AT BOTTOM CENTRE OF WW1 TABLET COLOURED RED.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." .... "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cate, Francis John
Chandler, James William
Chappell, Edwin Francis
Combes, Harry
Fryer, Harry Charles
Gill, Kenneth Carlyle
Haines, Frederick George
Handley, Thomas Stephen
Keller, Francis Frederick
Kewell, Albert John
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 20
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,year died,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
  • Grade I
  • 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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