Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Braintree
Town
Helions Bumpstead
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22-08-1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22230

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Current location

The memorial is located inside the church.
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Parish Church of St Andrews
Church Hill Road
Helions Bumpstead
Braintree
Essex
CB9 7AJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 65150 41607
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone wall-mounted tablet, framed with fleurons and top-carved with oak leaf sprays and a shield on either side containing cross of St George and (left) and Union Jack (right) commemorates civilians who lost their lives in the Great War 1914 -1919.
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS VILLAGE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"/ ST JOHN, XV 13./ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ AND THE RECREATION GROUND WAS PURCHASED/ BY THE INHABITANTS/ (NAMES OF CHURCH OFFICIALS)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brazier, William
Dyson, Albert
Eaves, Charles Wm
Hammond, Arthur J
Hughes, Charles Wm
Jacobs, Stewart
Jobson, Albert
Marsh, C Gordon
Rand, Arthur S
Smith, Arthur
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, town
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2000MM, width 1210MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
  • Grade II*
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Essex Chronicle 27-08-1920

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