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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chelmsford
Town
Great Leighs
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69756

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Current location

Set in a wall in the church yard
St Mary the Virgin Church
Boreham Road
Great Leighs
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 1PP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 73835 15589
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A stone tablet set into a brick wall with a two-stepped base to the ground. A dedication to the men who fought in the First and Second World Wars is engraved into the tablet and top step. The tablet also includes a carved shield displaying the St. George's flag.
Inscription
GREAT LEIGHS 1920/ THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE BY THE PARISHIONERS OF GREAT LEIGHS IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF FELLOW PARISHIONERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ OUR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. THEY WHOM THIS TABLET/ COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND/ COUNTRY LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM ENDURED HARDNESS FACED DANGER/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF/ SACRIFICE. GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTON/ (names)/ 1939-1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Briggs, Eric Sydney
Cloughton, Charles
Cloughton, Ernest George
Coard, David
Cook, Charles
Cousins, David Gordon
Digby, Charles Joseph
Digby, Ernest
Duke, William
Fitch, Archie
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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