Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Chelmsford
- Town
- Woodham Ferrers
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22363
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Current location
St Mary's Church
B1418
Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8RG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 79846 99372
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- OBELISK OF ROUGH-HEWN STONE. DEDICATION ON SHAFT OF OBELISK. NAMES ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF SQUARE STONE PLINTH BELOW, THE NAMES CONSTRUCTED FROM CAST METAL LETTERS , ONE SIDE DISPLAYING THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED THE OTHER THREE SIDES DISPLAYING THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND RETURNED . PLINTH SURMOUNTS THREE-STEPPED SQUARE STONE BASE.
- Inscription
- IN EVERLASTING AND /GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THE MEN/OF WOODHAM FERRERS /WHO SERVED DURING/THE GREAT WAR /1914-1919/OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/(NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, A
Allen, D
Anderson, H
Anderson, H
Anderson, W
Aves, William
Bailey, A
Bailey, E
Bailey, W
Bambridge, E
See details for all 171 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 171
Served and returned: 140
Died: 31
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: by alphabetical order of surname but with inconsistencies
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- Woodham Ferrers War Memorial
- 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
- Condition
- Woodham Ferrers War Memorial
- WMO ID: 221600
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 31-01-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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