Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Kesteven
Town
Metheringham
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 18 August 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 August 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 August 1920
    Attended by: COL W V R FANE
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59684

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Current location

North wall of nave
St Wilfreds Church
St Wilfreds Close
Metheringham
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 3HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 07004 61282
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Nowy headed brass plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard with a crucifix at the top set on a staggered shelf. A badge is carved below this. At the top of the plaque is depicted a battel scene with a soldier kneeling on one knee with his rifle raised as he protects a fallen comrade. Behind them is a field gun. Names below this with bound arrows motif down each side.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF METHERINGHAM/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ 1914 (Names)/ 1915 (Names)/ 1916 (Names)/ 1917 (Names)/ 1918 (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkin, H
Atkin, T W
Baldock, G W
Barsley, E
Bayles, J A
Bayles, T H
Brown, C
Brown, H
Brown, W
Burman, C
See details for all 39 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 2mm, height 940mm, width 608mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 1500mm, width 810mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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