Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Uttlesford
Town
Ugley
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 September 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45951

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Ugley
Uttlesford
Essex
CM22 6JW
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 51961 28755
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE ALABASTER TABLET, MOUNTED ON BLACK MARBLE WHICH HAS A PEAKED TOP TO ACCOMODATE DECORATIVE TOP TO MAIN TABLET. THE MAIN TABLET IS SET ON TWO BRACKETS. THE BACKBOARD IS ON TWO WHITE MARBLE BRACKETS. THE WHITE MARBLE TABLET HAS BORDERS IN THE FORM OF CORINTHIAN HALF COLUMNS. THE TOP CORNICE (WHICH INCORPORATES THE DATES 1914 1918) HAS CARVED OAK LEAVES AND ACORNS. THE BOTTOM CORNICE IS AN EGG AND DART DESIGN. THE INSCRIPTION IS IN BLACK INCISED ROMAN LETTERING, WITH A QUOTATION IN ITALIC LETTERING. THE MAIN WHITE MARBLE TABLET IS SURMOUNTED BY A CARVED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN OF RIFLES WITH FIXED BAYONETS AND FLAGS, AND HAS A CARVED FIRST WORLD WAR HELMET AT THE BASE. THE WHOLE MEMORIAL IS SURMOUNTED BY A CROWN AND CROSS.
Inscription
1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN / THE GREAT WAR. / (NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Clark, Frank
Florey, Albert B
Green, Alfred
Green, William
Jordan, Harry
Jordan, Walter
Tennant, C Alan R
Woodward, E Harold H
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
History
St Peter's Church was Grade II* listed on 21/2/1967 (List Entry Number 1275055).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Herts and Essex Observer 4 September 1920
  • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3; pages 112 and 113.
  • Herts and Essex Observer 1/1/1921 reported that on Sunday 29/8/1920 the War Memorial Tablet had been dedicated at Ugley Parish Church. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19210101/134/0008#

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