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Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Brentwood
Town
Warley
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th May 1921
    Attended by: LORD LAMBOURNE CVO
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th May 1921
    Attended by: Bishop of Chelmsford
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45643

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Current location

Essex Regimental Chapel
Eagle Way
Warley
Brentwood
Essex
CM13 3BN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59257 91522
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Alabaster mural tablet bearing crests of two battalions with shelf, case and Roll of Honour books. Shelf supports a cedar box which holds Roll of Honour books and a central tablet of white sicilian marble which bears the dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF 185 OFFICERS AND 3,244 WARRANT OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 1ST AND 2ND BATTALIONS, THE ESSEX REGIMENT, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Sicilian, Alabaster
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Cedar
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • A HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTAL CHAPEL OF THE ESSEX REGIMENT AND 3RD BATTALION (BEDS, HERTS AND ESSEX) by TINTON, B.H. 11 Source: Image Library

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