Horncastle Childrens Home

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: East Lindsey
Town: Horncastle
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 53465

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Current location

On the wall outside the reception area
opposite the lift and stairs
Horncastle War Memorial Centre
North Street
Horncastle
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN9 5DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 26064 69800
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Holy Trinity Church
Horncastle
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 260 690
Denomination: Church of England

Description

Rectangular mounted backboard with 4 brass plaques attached, 3 vertical with names on and a fourth horizontal beneath with a dedication to the school old boys and girls who served in WW2, all writing picked out in white.

Inscription

ROYAL NAVY/ (names)/ ARMY (names)/ A.T.S./ (names) (JOHNSON MAY + KILLED IN AIR RAID) (names)/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (names)/ HORNCASTLE CHILDREN'S HOME/ OLD BOYS & GIRLS WHO SERVED IN H.M. FORCES/ WORLD WAR 1939-45

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adland, Charles
Adland, George
Adland, Leonard
Allen, Lewis
Barnes, Cyril
Barnes, Jack
Bird, Reginald
Booth, Harry
Booth, Walter
Brackenbury, Roland
See details for all 57 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 57
Served and returned: 56
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 1020 MM, width 1060 MM
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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