Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Kesteven
Town
Honington
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54219

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Current location

St Wilfrid's Church
Main St
Honington
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG32 2PH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 943 433
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular wall mounted brass plaque with an engraved border. The left and right edges of the border are styled as columns. In each corner is a quatrefoil and the quotation is in the border along the bottom edge. Before the dedication is an engraved Latin cross.
Inscription
To the Glory of GOD/ and in sacred memory of/ (NAMES)/ of this Parish/ who gave their lives for/ their country in the Great War/ 1914-1918/ "Their names shall not be blotted out/ and their names liveth to all generations"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Richard
Bainbridge, John Wm.
Bainbridge, Reginald
Edis Charles Wm.
Lightfoot, Walter
Northover, Neville
Thick, Frederick Spencer
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 910mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST WILFRID
  • Grade I
  • 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
History
Faculty Book 13, page 589, dated 23rd June 1920. "To provide and place a memorial tablet on the North wall of the Nave of the Parish Church of Honington. That the said tablet to be of Brass and about three feet by about two feet and is to bear the following inscription namely: "To the Glory of God and in sacred memory of (here follows seven names) of this parish who gave their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-1918. Their Glory shall not be blotted out and their names liveth to all generations". Ecclus 44. 13-14.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Faculty Book 589 / 23 June 1920 Book 13

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