Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Holland
Town
Gedney
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20450

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Current location

On the wall of the south aisle
ST Mary Magdelene Church
Church End
Gedney
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE12 0BU
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 40259 24346
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two wall mounted white marble tablets. WW1 tablet above WW2 tablet. Both tablets have lettering in black and red. Names in two columns. Top tablet is pitched at top with column effect on either side. Carved Crucifix top centre of WW1 tablet.
Inscription
(WW1 TABLET): IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "ETERNAL REST GIVE THEM, O LORD, AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM" (WW2 TABLET): 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beba, Harry C
Bills, Raymond T.
Bothamley, William
Briston, William J
Chandler, John T
Crowson, Harold
Disdel, Arthur O.
Ellis, William E.
Foreman, Albert E.
Franks, Harold C
See details for all 28 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 90mm, height 690mm, width 950mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 220mm, width 695mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30mm, height 340mm, width 1160mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 30, height 700, width 1160mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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