Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Holland
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 November 1952
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59431

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Current location

South Holland District Council Offices
Priory Road
Spalding
South Holland
Lincolnshire
P11 2XE
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 247 224
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Board with segmental top and regimental badge. Dedication and names in two columns below. Below board are three marble tablets, one with dedication, and other two with names. The whole is let into a space in the brick wall.
Inscription
1939 1945 10TH ROYAL FOOT LINCOLNSHIRE/ REGIMENT ASSOCIAION/ SPALDING & DISTRICT BRANCH/ ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF OFFICERS/ W.O.s. N.C.O.s AND MEN WHO SERVED IN/ THE LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT AND GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE SECCOND WORLD WAR./ (Names) WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barrell, K. G.
Bates, W.
Beeken, E. H.
Broughton, N.
Chamberlain, G. H.
Chapman, E.
Chapman, F. M.
Coaten, M.
Cowie, W.
Davis, B.
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 38
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 38
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 365mm, width 170mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
History
The board was moved from the drill hall to its present site 17th Nov 1952, and the stone tablets were unveiled 11th May 2003.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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