Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Kesteven
Town
Billingborough
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20519

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Current location

West end of nave
St Andrew's Church
Church Street
Billingborough
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG34 0QG
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 11786 34247
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Slate tablet with incised inscription picked out in gold, set inside white stone nowy headed frame with Crown at top and dedication in relief at top and bottom of the frame.
Inscription
FOR GOD AND KING AND COUNTRY/ In Honoured Memory/ of Soldiers who lost their lives/ during the Great War 1914 - 1919 / (Names)/ LET NOT THEIR NAME BE FORGOTTEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bristow, Frank
Carrington, Walter
Chapman, John E.
Dudley, George J.
Dunster, George
Durham, Ernest
Gibson, G. Frederick
Hodgkinson, Leslie G.
Nicholson, George E.
Nowers, John A.
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 580mm, width 960mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1070mm, width 1270mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Handle on the left hand side sword missing.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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