Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wealden
- Town
- East Hoathly
- County
- East Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40215
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Current location
East Hoathly Church
Church Marks Lane
East Hoathly
Wealden
East Sussex
BN8 6EG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 52020 16160
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- RECTANGULAR STONE TABLET WITH TWO COLUMNS ON THE SIDES SUPPORTING THE CORNICE. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING LION CARVED IN LOW RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE TABLET. CROWN AND TUDOR ROSE CARVED AT THE BASE OF THE LEFT HAND COLUMN AND CROWN AND FLEUR DE LYS CARVED AT THE FOOT OF THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN
- Inscription
- FoR GOD FoR KING FoR COUNTRY/ To the Glorious Memory of/ the Men of/ EAST HOATHLY/ who gave their lives for/ OUR EMPIRE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ Greater love hath no man than this that/ a man lay down his life for his friends/
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beal, R. W.
Bishop, A. J.
Brooker, A. A.
Burgess, R.
Carley, W. G.
Colbran, W. J.
Corke, H.
Drake, D. A.
Ellis, L.
Goldsmith, G. T.
See details for all 31 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: height C 2000MM, width C 1000MM
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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 - Responsibility
- PCC
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