Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- West Lindsey
- Town
- Great Limber
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 08 December 1922
Attended by: EARL OF YARBOROUGH - Dedicated
Date: 08 December 1922
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 54244
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Current location
On the western wall to the left of the tower door.
St Peter's Church
Church Lane
Great Limber
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
DN37 8JN
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 13497 08631
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- The school was located closer to the village of Great Limber but closed in August 2015: the former school building is now a pre-school nursery called Rascals. In a reply to an IWM enquiry in February
2024 the nursery referred us to Brocklesby Estates
who own the former school building
who confirmed the memorial is now in St Peter's Church
Great Limber.
Rascals Nursery
Limber Road
Brocklesby
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
DN37 8JS
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 14069 09046
Denomination: Undefined
- The school was located closer to the village of Great Limber but closed in August 2015: the former school building is now a pre-school nursery called Rascals. In a reply to an IWM enquiry in February
- Description
- Wall mounted rectangular brass plaque on wooden backboard. There is an engraved decorative border. Names engraved in one column. The initials are in red lettering. At the top of the plaque there is an engraved coronet peirced by a cross.
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ OLD SCHOLARS OF/ BROCKLESBY PARK SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (NAMES)/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, Bert R
Bader, Arthur
Baxter, Walter
Bell, Sidney
Cole, Edward F.
Cunnington, Charles
Hepton, John C
Howson, Charles A.
Lefley, George
Parker, Herbert
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 840mm, width 600mm
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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