Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Colchester
Town
East Mersea
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22534

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Current location

St Edmund's Church
Church Lane
East Mersea
Colchester
Essex
CO5 8TN
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 05097 14182
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH THREE ADDITIONAL PLAQUES PLACED BELOW IT FOR an extra WW1 name, for WW2 and for the Korean war respectively. ALL THE PLAQUES HAVE INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING.LAUREL BRANCHES FLANKING A CROSS WITHIN A CROWN AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE WW1 PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF / OUR BRAVE BROTHERS WHO / MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THEIR FRIENDS / (...) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / KILLED IN ACTION 23 APRIL 1951 / (NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Balls, Derek Anthony
Cudmore, George
Cudmore, Nathan
Farthing, Arthur Bernard
Marriage, Thomas
Powell, Thomas Charles
Russell, Alfred Edward
Woods, Bertie
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Regiment, forenames, surname.
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Regiment, forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, date of death, regiment, forenames, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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