Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Kesteven
Town
Dyke
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62291

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Current location

This memorial is now in storage in the building
having been superseded by a more recent Roll of Honour (our ref WMR 104099)
which now hangs in the Chapel.
Baptist Chapel
Main Road
Dyke
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
PE10 0AF
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 10525 22549
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Proforma Roll of Honour in a glazed oak frame. At top-centre a shield (bearing a red Latin cross on a white background) is flanked by a ribbon containing the phrase "“HIS FAITHFULNESS AND TRUTH/ SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND BUCKLER” (a quote from Psalm 91, line 4). Of the proforma's three pre-printed columns, two have a piece of paper attached, bearing the handwritten names of parishioners: the left column lists those who were serving in WW1; the central column lists those who were serving in WW2.
Inscription
HIS FAITHFULNESS AND TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND BUCKLER/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS CHURCH ARE NOW ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ (Names, in two separate columns)/ O Lord of Hosts, stretch forth Thine arm to strengthen and protect/ our loved ones on land or sea or in the air. Help us and them to see/ through all the clouds of war, the vision of Thy peace for which we strive./ Grant us all self control and steady purpose that the Kingdom which is not/ of this world may be established in the hearts of men everywhere, through/ Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 20
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, military unit, whether died or held Prisoner of War
    Order of information: Names are not listed alphabetically by surname; they are possibly listed by date of enlistment, but that is unconfirmed.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 11
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, military unit
    Order of information: Names are not listed alphabetically by surname; they are perhaps listed by date of enlistment, but that is uncornfirmed.
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height 550mm, width 525mm
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
History
During WW1 a Roll of Honour was compiled of parishioners who were on active service. (In June 1916 the Roll was reported as having been on display at the recent village fete, at which time it listed 18 parishioners; further names had evidently been added by the end of that War). Either during or shortly after 1918, the handwritten details of those WW1 enlistees were evidently affixed to the left column of the pre-printed Roll of Honour* form. On an unknown subsequent date in WW2, a similar hand-written list of parishioners who were on active service in that War was compiled, and affixed to the central column of the original WW1 Roll. On 19/6/2011 the combined WW1/WW2 Roll was on display in the Chapel. As that memorial had become faded and difficult to read, a new WW1/WW2 Roll of Honour was created c2014 (our record of which is WMR 104099). It was erected in place of the original memorial, which was stored away in the Chapel. [*The identical pre-printed proforma used for Dyke's original Roll of Honour was used in other Chapels elsewhere in the UK, e.g. at the Easington Lane Methodist Church in Durham, our ref 71109].
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Dyke Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom CIO (Charity number: 1190710).
Reference
  • Lincolnshire Echo 8/6/1916, page 2: report of the village's recent fete, which included mention of the Roll of Honour: 'RED CROSS FETE.—The village of Dyke was en fete on Wednesday, when, by kind permission of Mr. G. A. M. Holland, the grounds of Dyke House were thrown open on behalf of Red Cross funds. The arrangements were carried out by a Committee, of which Mr. Holland was Chairman. The opening ceremony was performed by Dr. Gilpin, Commandant of the R.V.A.D. Red Cross Hospital at Bourne, who referred to the national calamity that had befallen the country by the loss of Lord Kitchener. Numerous attractions were provided, and these created a great deal of amusement and enjoyment. Prominently displayed in the grounds was a roll of honour containing the names of 18 Dyke men who have volunteered for service...' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000332/19160608/079/0002
  • Our record of the later Roll of Honour that superseded this one can be found at www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/104099
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/266930/

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