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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lincoln
Town
Lincoln
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 February 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 February 1921
    Attended by: Lt Col Royds MP
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54082

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Current location

St Mary Magdalenes Church
Bailgate
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 3AX
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 97599 71968
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • St Paul in the Bail Church
    Lincoln
    Lincoln
    Lincolnshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wall-mounted nowy-headed white marble tablet on support tablet. Moulded laurel wreath surrounding a latin cross in the head of the plaque. The first line of the dedication is arched around the wreath. Names are in two columns. The quotation is in italics.
Inscription
To the Glory of God/ and In Ever Grateful Memory of/ the Men of this Parish,/ who gave their lives,/ for King & Country in the Great War/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS./ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS. 1921.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Grey, Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • 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
  • Faculty Book 129 / undated Book 14
  • Lincolnshire Chronicle 26 February 1921

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