Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
North Kesteven
Town
Metheringham
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 17 April 1924
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59687

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Current location

Church entrance porch
St Wilfrid's Church
Church Walk
Metheringham
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 3HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 07017 61280
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Convex headed decorative wrought iron gates at the entrance porch to the church. Inside the porch on the left wall is a dedicatory tablet, incised and picked out in black.
Inscription
THE GATES TO THIS PORCH ARE GIVEN/ IN REVERENCE TO GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ JOHN HENRY ELLIS DEAN MC & BAR/ CAPTAIN 13TH BA CHESHIRE REGIMENT/ WHO WAS KILLED BETWEEN/ RHEIMS AND SOISSONS/ 27TH MAY 1918 AGED 23 YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dean, John Henry Ellis
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gates
    Measurements: height 2500mm, width 1400mm
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 360mm, width 725mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Faculty Book 97 / Book 15, 17 April 1924

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