Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Basingstoke
Town
Burghclere
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19700

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Current location

Church of the Ascension.
Harts Lane
Burghclere
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG20 9HT
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 46976 61031
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden screen with dedicatory brass plaque placed on it. Tracery design on the upper part of the screen.
Inscription
THIS SCREEN WAS ERECTED WITH LIGHT TRACERY BY/ FRANCIS AND MARY BACON AS A THANK OFFERING/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THEIR SON/ ALBAH FRANCIS LANGLEY BACON, AFTER 4 YEARS/ AND 4 MONTHS SERVICE OVERSEAS IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bacon, Albah Francis Langley
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 80MM, width 300MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Screen
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • A brief history of The Church of the Ascension, Burghclere www.ubbnes.org.uk/building/history.htm "In 1930 a glazed oak screen replaced a curtain that had formerly separated the belfry from the nave."

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