Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushcliffe
Town
Hickling
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27223

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Current location

Village Hall
Main Street
Hickling
Rushcliffe
Nottinghamshire
LE14 3AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 69163 28721
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
NOWY-HEADED WW1 TABLET WITH ADDITIONAL PLAIN RECTANGULAR TABLET PLACED BELOW IT FOR WW2 NAMES. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
UPPER TABLET: IN EVER LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ SEVEN BRAVE LADS/ EDUCATED IN THIS SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAT 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. LOWER TABLET: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Crump, Stephen
Doubleday, Samuel
Faulks, John
Hill, Jack
Salt, William
Simpson, Cecil
Simpson, Charlie
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height C 250MM, width C 500MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height C 750MM, width C 750MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 087BF

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