Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Crowhurst
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16975

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Current location

St George's Church
Forewood Lane
Crowhurst
Rother
East Sussex
TN33 9AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 75740 12340
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ORNATE WW1 TABLET WITH CRENELLATED TOP. PLAIN WW2 TABLET BELOW IT. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE / OF CROWHURST IN THE EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. / (NAMES) / THEY ARE NOT DEAD, WHO FALL IN BATTLE, GIVING / THEIR LIVES FOR HONOUR, SMILING AT DEATH'S DART. / THEY ARE NOT DEAD, WHOSE MEMORY STILL IS LIVING / WITHIN A NATIONS HEART. LOWER TABLET: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bassett, William Grahame
Burton, Hedley John
Dann, Frederick Walter
Grant, Ferris Nelson
Harmer, Alfred James
Harmer, Harold Edwin
Harmer, Herbert Henry
Hayler, Ernest John
Jones, Hugh Douglas
Philcox, William Arthur
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 15
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname,rank,forename,regiment
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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