Weston Hills

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: South Holland
Town: Weston Hills
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 54185

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Weston Hills
South Holland
Lincolnshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 276 198
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall mounted rectangular brass plaque on an oak base. Black border surrounds text. The top two corners have decorative engravings and there is an engraved cross before the dedication. The names are in two columns. Erected on the north side of the chancel arch.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF OUR GALLANT HEROES/ WHO SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ NOT IN THAT LAND OF UTTER DESOLATION/ BUT IN OUR HEARTS THEIR MEMORY SHALL ABIDE/ 'GOD GRANT THEM REST AND PEACE'/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY MEMBERS OF THE RIFLE CLUB AND FRIENDS OF WESTON HILLS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Blackburn, Harold R.
Bollans, George A.
Chamberlain, Charlie
Dust, Frederick
Fletcher, J. Henry
Fox, E. Samuel
Horrey, Albert E.
Housley, Jack T.
Laxton, Edgar A.
Laxton, J. Osborne
See details for all 11 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 760mm, width 510mm
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: height 840mm, width 585mm
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private
Details: Members of the Rifle Club and friends of Weston Hills.

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