St Peters Church, Wolferton

1518784746

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
Town: Wolferton
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 53415

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Wolferton
Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
Norfolk
PE31
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 657 281
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

White triangular WW1 tablet with smaller white rectangualr tablet below for WW2. Inscription on WW1 tablet within reverse ogee moulded frame with trfoils at each corner, both tablets resting on bird's beak moulded corbels.

Inscription

WOLFERTON/ AMONGST THOSE WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS/ VILLAGE TO SERVE THEIR GOD THEIR KING, AND/ COUNTRY, IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918, WERE / THESE BRAVE MEN WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / UNSELFISHLY AND GLORIOUSLY/ (Names)/ 1939 + 1945/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Barrett, Albert John
Batterbee, Albert Edward
Cox, Samuel Edgar
Haylett, Frederick Samuel
Haylett, William James
Hudson, Ernest Louis
Jordan, William
Larrington, Alfred
Moore, Thomas Arthur
Riches, Edgar James Kitchener
See details for all 11 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Limestone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

CHURCH AUTHORITIES

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