Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fenland
Town
Eastrea
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3485

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Current location

Wide grass verge,
28/30
Eastrea War Memorial
Wype Road
Eastrea
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE7 2AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 29450 97179
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Opposite new location

    Methodist Chapel
    Wype Road
    Eastrea
    Fenland
    Cambridgeshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
WW1, red granite tablet enclosed by a Portland stone frame, set into a stand-alone modern red brick wall topped with brick coping. WW2, landscape orientated red granite tablet set flush into wall, one brick course above WW1 frame. Incised inscription and names on both tablets infilled with gold coloured paint.
Inscription
WW2 Tablet : 1939 -1945 / (2 NAMES) / "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE." WW1 Tablet : THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF EASTREA, WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / AUGUST 4TH 1914 - JUNE 23RD 1919. / (7 NAMES) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ST JOHN 15.13
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Fred
Catling, Arthur
Catling, John Wm.
Church, Percy
Coulson, A.
Coulson, Ben
Savory, Fred
Stroud, George
Tinkler, K. R.
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 500 mm, height 1500 mm, width 1840 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Tablets
    Measurements: depth 500 mm, height 1500 mm, width 1840 mm
    Materials: Granite - Red
Listing information
Condition
History
When the memorial was moved in 1987 it was set into completely new red facing brickwork, especially built for the purpose.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Whittlesey Parish Council
Reference
  • BAK 27

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