Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Fenland
Town
Wimblington
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22nd June 1920 at 3.00 pm
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries; Revd. R.B Hill, Rector of Wimblington;
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3493

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Current location

Inside the Chapel
on east wall,
Wimblington Methodist Chapel
Norfolk Street
Wimblington
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE15 0QA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 41510 92396
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Wall mounted, portrait orientated green Irish marble backboard supporting a nowy-headed, engraved dedicatory brass plaque. Crown with short-armed cross design at top of plaque, inscription, names and further inscription below, all enclosed by a foliate border band.
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY / THE PARISHIONERS OF WIMBLINGTON / IN LOVING AND REVERENT MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918/ (25 NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Jack
Aveling, Charles E
Barnes, George W.
Bradshaw, John W
Bradshaw, Joseph
Bradshaw, Thomas W.
Cox, Percy B.
Cutteridge, Alfred J
Davison, John W
Fisher, Fred
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname,regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 965 mm, width 635 mm
    Materials: Marble - Green
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: NIL

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Trustees of Wimblington Methodist Chapel
Reference
  • BAK 35
  • Cambridgeshire Times 25 June 1920 pg 5 'Full report of dedication of all Wimblington Memorials'.

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