Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Braintree
- Town
- Great Maplestead
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS L J WATTS LTD (Mason)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22206
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Current location
St Giles Church
Church Street
Great Maplestead
Braintree
Essex
CO9 2RG
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 80814 34573
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Nowy headed tablet with the dedication in a wreath in relief at top with a separate rectangular names tablet in relief below. On each tablet the lettering is incised
- Inscription
- TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abrams, Ernest Josiah
Holt, James Arthur
Nice, John Stanley
Nicholls, Ernest Charles
Pratt, Joseph Leonard
Smith, Thomas Arthur
Sperling, Charles Auriol
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 800MM
Materials: Marble - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Backboard
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST GILES
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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