Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lewes
Town
Lewes
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17133

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Current location

St Thomas a Becket Church
Cliffe High Street
Lewes
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2XX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 42133 10269
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular alabaster tablet showing the names with a rectangular projection at the top with a carved crucifix and shields each side. The whole has a floral border. A shelf and corbels are of a matching material.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / (names) On corbels - 1914 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, H A
Batchelor, H
Botting, H S
Bridger, F W
Bridger, H M
Bridger, P E
Carpenter, D J
Champion, F
Coombes, G R
Coombes, W G
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initial, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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