Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Battle
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16943

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Current location

In the entrance hall
Battle Memorial Hall
81 High Street
Battle
Rother
East Sussex
TN33 0AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 74840 15860
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WOOD BOARD WITH PEDIMENT. MAIN PART OF THE BOARD HAS DEDICATORY INCRIPTION FLANKED BY NAMES OF THE FALLEN SET WITHIN INDIVIDUAL PANELS. LOWER BOARD HAS LIST OF NAMES SET WITHIN A PANEL. ALL INSCRIPTIONS IN GOLD LETTERING BADGE OF THE BRITISH LEGION IS AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD
Inscription
UPPER LEFT & RIGHT COLUMNS: (NAMES) UPPER CENTRE COLUMN: IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF BATTLE / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / ERECTED BY THEIR / COMRADES OF THE BRITISH LEGION / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE LOWER BOARD: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, B C
Beaney, A E
Blackman, E C
Boxall, F E
Breeze, N
Catton, F
Cockett, H E
Congden, H C
Curry, W L
Eldridge, B R
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 42
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 27
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 27
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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