Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Leominster
Town
Lea
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33180

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
A40
Lea
Leominster
Hereford And Worcester
HR9 7JZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 65761 21743
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted portrait oriented, extended dark stone backboard supporting the original WW1 frame and white marble tablet, also, below the frame is an extension white marble tablet bearing two names from later conflicts. WW1 frame features a raised carved foliate design interrupted by square foliate-filled bosses at each corner. All tablet inscriptions and names are incised and infilled with black paint.
Inscription
WW1 tablet: TO THE HONOUR AND / GLORY OF GOD AND / IN MEMORY OF THOSE / FROM THIS PARISH WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. / (5 NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS" // Extension tablet: AND IN THE / WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / (1 NAME) / AFGHANISTAN 2005 / (1 NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrew, Harry
Guilford, William
Gwilliam, Alfred
Pope, Fredj James
Rushworth, Alfred
Sherwood, Steven
Young, Allan
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Forename(s), surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Forename, surname
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Forename, surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2011: Tablet added with the name of Stephen Sherwood, killed in Afghanistan in 2005 and buried in the churchyard.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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