Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
East Lindsey
Town
West Keal
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 1939
    Attended by: Family members
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65912

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Current location

Plaque on north wall of nave
St Helens Church
Hall Lane
West Keal
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
PE23 4BJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 36756 63758
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Clock and associated plaque.
Inscription
Plaque: THE CLOCK IN THE CHURCH TOWER/ WAS INSTALLED IN MAY 1939,/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ EDWARD MASON GRANTHAM/ CAPT.. THE LINCS., REGT./ WHO FELL AT YPRES ON 27TH FEB.. 1915./ IT IS A GIFT FROM HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN./ "PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL MANKIND."/ Clock: 1939
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Grantham, Edward Mason
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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, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 520mm, width 370mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • 'To provide and place at tower end of the north wall in an old recess a memorial tablet...', Faculty Book 19, 18 July 1939, p. 19.

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