Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Hampshire
Town
Blackmoor
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48444

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Current location

St Matthew's Church
Honey Lane
Blackmoor
East Hampshire
Hampshire
GU33 6BW
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 78037 33557
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE TABLET SET IN WOODEN FRAME WITH INDENTED CORNERS, CARVED CORNICE AND MOULDED BORDERS. INCISED RED AND BLACK LETTERING. . CARVED, GILDED AND PAINTED WOODEN FRAME. AT TOP OF FRAME IS LION SURMOUNTED BY CROWN, BOTH GILDED, SURROUNDED BY PAINTED GREEN LAUREL WREATH ENTWINED WITH GILDED RIBBON. AROUND THE INNER SIDE OF THE BORDER ARE CARVED AND GILDED ROSES. CARVED, GILDED, AND RED AND GREEN PAINTED ROSES AND LEAVES IN EACH INDENTED CORNER OF THE FRAME.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ BLACKMOOR MEN BELONGING TO THE/ ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL MARINES, AND/ VARIOUS REGIMENTS OF THE ARMY, & / ROYAL AIR FORCE, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR ENGLAND IN THE GERMAN WAR/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEE FROM/ ALL EVIL. HE SHALL PRESERVE THY SOUL./ THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THY GOING/ OUT AND THY COMING IN FROM THIS/ TIME FORTH AND EVEN FOR EVERMORE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Budd, Harry
Cooper, Maurice
Davis, Frank
Dewey, Frederick
Evans, Hugh
Gale, Leslie
Harpington, Robert George
Kentish, Harold Edward
Lacey, George
Lloyd, Thomas
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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