Memorial details

Memorial type
Lamp or lighting
District
Forest Of Dean
Town
Mitcheldean
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32248

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Current location

17
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH
High Street
Mitcheldean
Forest Of Dean
Gloucestershire
GL17 0HP
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 66370 18600
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CHURCH LIGHTING WITH BRASS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO FROM THIS PARISH / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-45/ ELECTRIC LIGHT/ WAS INSTALLED IN THIS CHURCH / BY THE PARISHIONERS / AS A TOKEN OF/ PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / WHO DIED THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE/ (8 NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS) / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, E W
Burns, M W
Hardy, D
Marshall, P J
Page, L G
Sleeman, F K T
Smith, H T
Streatfield, R J F
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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