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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
East Lindsey
Town
Alford
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Phoebe Rennell (Unknown)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53939
Current location

On the east wall of the south side of the nave
St Wilfrid's Church
High Street (A1104)
Alford
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN13 9DS
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 45548 76070
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Framed and glazed wall-mounted Roll of Honour. A green and gold laurel wreath border with shields in the four corners containing the start and finish dates of the conflict. Names in a single column with regiment and date of death, all in black ink with capitalisation in purple.
Inscription
Top left shield: AUG 4 Top right shield: 1914 Main body of RoH: ALFORD/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ +FOR EVERMORE+ Bottom left shield: JUNE 28 Bottom right shield: 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Almond, Bernard
Arrowsmith, Charles
Baggley, Arthur Stephen
Baron, Maurice Nelson
Bell, John William
Blades, Charles William
Brewer, Sydney
Brown, Harry
Brown, Haydn
Brown, Herbert William
See details for all 59 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 59
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, year died
    Order of information: Surname, forename
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height c1040mm, width c635mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 1050mm, width 645mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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© WMR-53939

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