Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Tendring
Town
Clacton On Sea
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1925
    Attended by: Built in 1925
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22710

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Current location

Junction Church Road and Harold Road
in front of the entrance to the church.
1
Our Lady of Light and St Osyth Church
Church Road
Clacton On Sea
Tendring
Essex
CO15 6AG
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 180 150
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Lychgate with tiled roof. Sides of herring bone plinths in brick mounted on four white stone columns. dedicatory board inside the gate. Figure of the Virgin Mary surmounted by a dove is on the gate. On the left hand side is St Osyth and on the right is a mitred Bishop (St. Charles)
Inscription
"humilitas" PRO PATRIA MORTUI SUNT / 1914 - 1918 / (names) / REQUISCANT IN PACE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Horton, E G
Lewitt, Benjamin
Munday, G
Taylor, P J
Tolhurst, A
Woodman, D
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
  • Lych Gate at Our Lady of Light and St Osyth
  • 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
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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