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

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Previous locations
  • UCKFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
    Uckfield

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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