Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Seat
- District
- Braintree
- Town
- Birdbrook
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Korean War (1950-1953), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22055
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Current location
St Augustine's Church
The Street
Birdbrook
Braintree
Essex
CO9 4BH
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 70675 41152
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden choir stalls with associated plaque. Regimental badge above each name.
- Inscription
- (ON CORNER SEAT) THESE ARE THE/ SONS OF BIRDBROOK/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY 1914 - 1951 (NAMES - ONE ABOVE EACH SEAT)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Agar, Frederick
Ager, Frederick
Ager, Montague
Amey, George
Backler, Ernest William
Backler, Thomas William
Bacon, Daniel
Bacon, George
Barnes, Basil
Barnes, Cecil
See details for all 87 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: no
Information shown: year died,regiment
Order of information: Undefined - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: no
Information shown: year died,regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Enamel - Choir stalls
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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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