Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- West Lindsey
- Town
- Brattleby
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1920
Attended by: Unknown
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 54236
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Current location
Just opposite where East Ln begins
Ermine Street (B1398)
Brattleby
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN1 2SQ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 94843 80787
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Cast iron gateway flanked by two curved brick walls, each displaying a stone tablet on which the names are inscribed. There is an additional metal plaque with dedication, attached to the wall. Post the erection of the memorial c1920, a further WW1 name was added to the right hand tablet, and a WW2 name added to the left hand tablet.
- Inscription
- Left Tablet: BRATTLEBY VILLAGE/ IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ YOUNG LIVES/ NOBLY GIVEN IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ (Name)/ Right Tablet: (Names)/ Plaque: THE GATE ORIGINALLY/ PLACED HERE AS PART OF/ THE WAR MEMORIAL/ Was Presented by/ Mr R.S.HALL A.D. 1920
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Burr, Selina Mary
Heath, Albert Victor
Rowell, Frank William
Sanderson, Harry
Simons, William Henry
Woodforth, Arthur Joseph
Woodforth, Walter
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gate
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Tablet
Measurements: height 480mm, width 350mm
Materials: Stone - Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gate
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Brattleby
- WMO ID: 71347
- Condition: Very bad [last updated on 30-08-2019]
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- History
- 2005: Grant of £250 towards repair and conservation works from the war memorial trust.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Lincolnshire Echo 20 June 2005
- The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
- War Memorials Trust WM1087 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=176
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