Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel: Dedicated within church building
District
Southend On Sea
Town
Leigh On Sea
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24th August 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22519

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Current location

Junction of Broadway
Church Hill and Elms Road
St Clement's Church
The Broadway
Leigh On Sea
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS9 2DE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 84158 85839
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Chapel of the Resurrection, names recorded on a screen separating this from the rest of the church. Net design at the top of the screen representing Leigh's fishing connection.
Inscription
LEFT: PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE MEN OF LEIGH/ WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) RIGHT: REST ETERNAL GRANT THEM LORD/ LIGHT PERPETUAL LIGHTEN THEM/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ablin, C W
Aldridge, A
Armitage, S
Attridge, A B
Barnaby, G
Beresford, G H
Bewers, W J C
Billingsley, F W
Bonallack, J W
Box, H F
See details for all 64 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Screen
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT
  • 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
Responsibility
St Clements Church
Reference

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