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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newark And Sherwood
Town
Bilsthorpe
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27490

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Current location

Brass tablet erected (beneath WMR 27489) on the eastern wall
St Margaret's Church
Church Hill
Bilsthorpe
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
NG22 8RU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 65451 60260
Denomination: Church of England

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Inscription
IN THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD AND/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MEN FROM BILSTHORPE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945 (12 names)/ DONATED BY THE BILSTHORPE BRANCH OF THE/ ROYAL BRITSH LEGION
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: forename initial, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARGARET
  • Grade I
  • 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
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Brass tablet was donated by the Bilsthorpe Branch of the Royal British Legion

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