Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Test Valley
Town
Rownhams
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40614

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Current location

St John's Church
Horns Drove
Rownhams
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO16 8AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 38484 17040
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE PLACED ON THE LOWER HALF OF AN ORNATE WOODEN BOARD WITH SHAPED PEDIMENT. NAMES ON THE LARGER PLAQUE AND DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON A SMALLER PLAQUE BELOW IT. BOTTONE STYLE LATIN CROSS PLACED IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BOARD. CARVED TRACERY DESIGN AT THE TOP
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Edwin Charles
Bennett, Alfred
Bowles, John Henry
Cobbold, Charles Townshend
Griffin, William George
Hancock, Wallace
Hardingham, Samuel Herbert
Howden, Leonard Knowles
Marks, Harry
Pressley, Sydney Tom
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death
    Order of information: year died,forename,rank,regiment,age of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 390MM, width 640MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1760MM, width 880MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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