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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tendring
Town
Thorpe-le-Soken
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22919

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Current location

St Michael's Church
High Street
Thorpe-le-Soken
Tendring
Essex
CO16 0ED
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 17926 22303
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
GREY MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET WITH WHITE MOULDED MARBLE FRAME PLACED OVER MAIN INSCRIPTION. INSCRIPTION IS IN BLACK LETTERING. WREATH IN LOW RELIEF ON EACH CORNER OF THE FRAME
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ THORPE-LE-SOKEN MEN, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914 - 1919./ (NAMES)/ "ALL MEN MUST DIE; IT IS ONLY GIVEN/ TO THE FEW TO DIE FOR THEIR COUNTRY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbs, George
Austin, Sidney G
Austin, Stanley
Bailey, Arthur
Barton, Walter
Bowles, Frederick
Bradford, Stanley G
Britton, Sidney
Bryant, Arthur J
Carter, Herbert J
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
  • 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

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