Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nottingham
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
67994

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Current location
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Previous locations
  • The Oliver Hind Club
    Edale Road
    Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    NG2 4HT
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SK 59116 40114
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Dakeyne Street Lads Club
    Dakeyne Street
    Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Nowy headed tablet surmounted by a crown and royal coat of arms with a scroll. Below is a Cross of Sacrifice with a encircling wreath and the names either side. Memorial later fell in to disrepair and was replaced by a new plaque. See WMR 97696.
Inscription
FOR KING & COUNTRY/ AUGUST 1914- NOVEMBER 1918/ REMEMBER BEFORE GOD/ THE GALLANT MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR FOR FREEDOM OF THE WORLD/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY OLIVER W. HIND CAPTAIN OF THE CLUB TO THE GLORIOUS & IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AT THE CALL OF DUTY/ THINK UPON THEM WITH REVERENCE & FORGET NOT THEY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY & FOR YOU.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, E
Baker, C
Burton, W A
Carter, E
Christmas, C
Clark, E
Clark, S E
Clarke, R
Colgrave, C
Cook, G
See details for all 75 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surnames.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Condition
History
The memorial has been destroyed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Thornton Society Newsletter Issue 61 3-4 Autumn 2010. Nottingham Post 'Bygones', Gary. 16, 22 July 2010.

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