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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Cambridge
Town
Chesterton
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8th May 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46567

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Current location

ST LUKES CHURCH
Victoria Rd
Chesterton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 3DZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 460 600
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ELABORATE REREDOS, OVERALL BLUE IN COLOUR, WITH GILT LETTERING. NAMES IN GILT ON OUTERMOST PANELS. DECORATIVE BORDERS OF GILT LEAVES AND RED ROSES SURROUND EACH PANEL. CARVING ALONG TOP BORDER IS IN GILT. SHIELD OF ST GEORGE AT TOP CENTRE.
Inscription
(NAMES)/ IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ REST ETERNAL GRANT/ TO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL/ SHINE UPON THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ablett, Frank Ellis
Adams, John Edward Claxton
Adams, William
Aldridge, Arthur William
Argent, George
Ashman, Henry
Bailey, Charles Herbert
Barker, Frank
Barker, Walter William
Barlow, Theodore Kenneth
See details for all 168 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 168
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 168
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Reredos
    Measurements: depth C 460 MM, height C 3000 MM, width C 4000 MM
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £250

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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