Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Holland
Town
Quadring
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56786

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Current location

On south wall above WW2 Memorial
St Margarets Church
Cross Gate
Quadring
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE11 4SQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 22429 34093
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular marble tablet with carved gilt inscription and raised border. Cross set inside laurel wreath at the top of the tablet.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF OUR MEN/ WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH AND FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baxter, Herbert
Berridge, Frederick
Cheshire, Frederick Charles
Clayton, Joseph
Fovargue, Ernest
Hempsall, William
Hemstock, George
Houghton, John William
Leusley, Richard
Machin, Charles Henry
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: rank,surname,forename,decorations,regiment
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 710 mm, width 1070 mm
    Materials: Marble - Purbeck
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
St Margarets PCC

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