Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Kennet
Town
Fyfield
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24118

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Current location

Entrance to the cemetery
St Nicholas' Church
Fyfield
Kennet
Wiltshire
SN8 1PG
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 14840 68690
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wooden lych gate with tiled roof.
Inscription
IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF FYFIELD, LOCKERIDGE AND OVERTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ IN SLEEP THEY REST SAY NOT OF BRAVE MEN THEY DIE/ ALSO TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN/ THE WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowsher, Henry James
Bull, Algernon Alfred Nicolas
Bull, Gerald George
Dobson, John
Elliot, Frederick
Gifford, Edmund Hamilton
Gifford, Robert
Gifford, Sydney
Hilliard, Frederick Herbert
Hilliard, Thomas
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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