Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Winchelsea
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58397

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Current location

St Thomas the Martyr Church
High Street
Winchelsea
Rother
East Sussex
TN36 4EB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 90510 17350
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Aa rectangular wooden board with a decorative cornice above and a moulded frame. In the centre of the board is the coat of arms of Winchelsea with the dedication below. On each side are the names in two columns. The names and the dedication are set on a white backgrounds with a red and gold surrounds. The names of the dead have a red cross next to them.
Inscription
Centre column: THOSE WHOSE/ NAMES ARE HERE/ INSCRIBED WENT/ FORTH FROM/ WINCHELSEA/ TO SERVE THEIR/ KING & COUNTRY/ DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-18/ & SOME RETURNED NOT AGAIN. Left and right hand columns: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alford, Walter
Balding, Archie
Barden, Arthur
Barden, William
Barling, Harry
Beale, William
Bennett, John
Berry, Albert
Bevis, Albert
Boley, Victor F
See details for all 119 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 119
    Served and returned: 110
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Forename and surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Winchelsea Parochial Church Council have appointed a Custodian. Please contact UKNIWM for details.

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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