St Martins Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17 June 1920
Attended by: Rev E. Awdry Gray, Rector of Lidgate and Rural Dean of Newmarket

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

4543

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Current location

St Martin's Church
Ducks Lane
Newmarket
Forest Heath
Suffolk
CB8 7EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 62143 65514
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Brass plaque with a Latin cross patonce at top of inscription.

Inscription

TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ TO THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MOR

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ashby, George
Baird, Carol
Benstead, Frank
Bond, William
Bradley, Walter
Brown, Frederick K
Brown, Norris
Brown, Thomas
Butcher, Sidney
Carter, Oliver
See details for all 76 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 76
Served and returned: 0
Died: 76
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 1050mm, width 760mm
Materials: Brass

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
Grade I
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

PCC

Reference

Newmarket Journal, 22 June 1920
"Our Exning heroes: being a short account of the men in the parish of Exning who made the supreme sacrifice during the great war."; Pub. 1919. Lists 86 dead with biographies.

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