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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Northamptonshire
- Town
- Helmdon
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38242
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Current location
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Church Street
Helmdon
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN13 5QJ
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 59007 43193
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, portrait orientated incised tablet with each corner cut back. Inscription infilled with gold coloured paint. Additional tablet for WW2 added below.
- Inscription
- Main tablet : 1914 - 1918 / THROUGH PERIL TOIL AND PAIN / (16 NAMES) / IN THE HAND OF GOD. / WW2 tablet : 1939 - 1945/ (1 NAME)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ayres, Edmund John
Creed, George Victor
Finch, Charles Frederick
Franklin, Arthur Oliver
Grant, John Thomas
Humphrey, Albert George
Humphrey, Alfred
Lines, Sidney
Merrison, William
Seckington, William Harold
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename - 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: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 200 mm, width 560 mm
Materials: Slate - First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1220 mm, width 560 mm
Materials: Stone
- Second World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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