Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Uttlesford
Town
Debden
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 January 1920
    Attended by: Mr E.W. Tanner JP (Congregational Church) dedicated the memorial
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45834

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Current location

On the external east wall.
Village Hall
Mill Road
Debden
Uttlesford
Essex
CB11 3LB
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 55542 33483
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Debden Chapel (Now known as the "Old Chapel")
    High Street
    Debden
    Uttlesford
    Essex
    CB11 3LE
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Congregational
Description
White Sicilian marble tablet with triangular pediment, mounted on a pentagonal black marble backboard. An additional tablet is fixed to the base, bearing the WW2 inscription. The WW1 and WW2 inscriptions are in incised black lettering. (N.B. The memorial is almost identical to the one that hangs in St Mary's Church in Debden, to which our record 22980 refers; the only difference is that the memorial in the Church has an incised cross at top-centre).
Inscription
IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH, WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914 - 1919./ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE./ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, William
Barltrop, John
Barnett, Frank E
Bass, Ernest Walter
Bateman, George
Bone, William F
Brookes, Douglas A
Bunting, Laurence Victor
Campbell, Alec
Cox, William
See details for all 32 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations, title
    Order of information: Names are listed alphabetically by surname, in two columns.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname, in two columns
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 68mm, height 980mm, width 925mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Listing information
Condition
History
2018: When photographed in 2018 the memorial was in good condition, with the inscription fully legible.// 2000: Some of the inscription is now starting to weather, owing to the memorial's external position. Retouching of the lettering is planned. // c1983: The former Congregational Chapel underwent a change of use, so the memorial was relocated to the external wall of the Village Hall.// 1920: The memorial was unveiled in the Congregational Chapel.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Debden Parish Council
Reference

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