Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Lindsey
Town
Mablethorpe
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54021

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Current location

North aisle wall.
St Mary's Church
Church Lane
Mablethorpe
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN12 2EP
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 49784 84545
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted brass plaque on wooden backboard. Quatrefoils in each corner as part of a decorative border. Letters are incised capitals.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE JAMES BADLEY,/ 3RD LINCOLN BATALLION./ DIED AT WEYMOUTH MILITARY HOSPITAL,/ JULY 4TH 1917, AGED 22 YEARS./ "HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER THEE."/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Badley, James
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 280mm, width 680mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Sponsored by his parents

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Faculty Book, book 13 (8 July 1919), p. 284.
  • L&NLA 16TH August, 1919. [Mablethorpe]

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