Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- East Lindsey
- Town
- Candlesby
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62395
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Current location
On south wall of the chancel
Church of St Benedict
Church Street
Candlesby
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 5RY
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 45574 67345
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A wall-mounted nowy headed plaque mounted on a nowy headed marble backboard. with dedicatory inscription. A Latin cross with crown sits at the head of the plaque within a laurel wreath, a single border surrounds the inscription and names. All detail is incised and picked out in black.
- Inscription
- IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bowins, Henry
Bowins, Thompson
Brown, Frederick J
Dawson, George
Dawson, John
Eagle, Arnold
Good, Henry
Mackenzie, Donald
Swinn, Wilfred
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials, regiment, service
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 40, height 760, width 590
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Grey
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST BENEDICT
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- P.C.C.
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