Isle of Ely Constabulary WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: October 1922
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3505

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Current location

In the police station
Police station
Nene Parade
Wisbech
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE13 3BT
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 46144 09972
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Nowy-headed brass plaque on a wooden backboard. The Isle of Ely Constabulary crest is engraved at top centre, beneath which the incised inscription is in black lettering.

Inscription

TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE CONSTABLES / OF THE ISLE OF ELY CONSTABULARY / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 / [Names] / THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES / SERVING IN THIS FORCE IN THE YEAR 1922 / "LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Cheney, William John
Maulkin, Albert Mckanna
Peel, Ernest Owen
See details for all 3 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, Regiment, date of death
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 460mm, width 560mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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History

On an unknown date, the backboard has split; the brass plaque itself, however, is in good condition.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private
Details: Fellow police officers

Responsibility

Cambridgeshire Police

Reference

BAK 47
Peterborough Standard 20/10/1922 (page 4) reported the unveiling

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