Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wealden
- Town
- Uckfield
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17252
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Current location
By the north door
Holy Cross Church
Church Street
Uckfield
Wealden
East Sussex
TN22 1BT
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 47180 21420
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- UCKFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Uckfield
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- UCKFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Description
- A three panel wooden memorial with a curved top enclosing an elephant's head. An attached brass plaque gives the reason for relocation.
- Inscription
- West panel:- (names) // Centre panel:- 1914 - 1918 / THEY DIED / FOR THEIR / COUNTRY / (name) // East panel:- (names) // Brass plaque:- This memorial dedicated to the Old Boys of / Uckfield Grammar school who fell in the Great War / was removed from the school when it was closed / in July 1930, and placed in this church.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bean, G
Bruce, D
Curtis, E G
Davey, S J
Douch, J H
Earl, H
Evenden, L C
Farr, J P
Fuller, C W
Fuller, G W
See details for all 33 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: 0
Died: 33
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initials, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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