Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Peterborough
- Town
- Eye
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 5/12/1948
Attended by: Canon E.C. Rich, Chancellor of Peterborough Cathedral.
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70172
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Current location
It is on the east wall of the south transept.
St Matthew's Church
High Street
Eye
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE6 7WH
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 22899 02849
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An oak board, with engraved and painted lettering beneath a carved cross.
- Inscription
- Erected by the parishioners of Eye/ In grateful remembrance of those/ who gave their lives in the World War/ 1939-1945/ (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Briers, W
Church, K.s.j.
Colbert, W.r.
Davis, W.f.
Dowsing, W
Farrow, E.r.l.
Hart, C.j.
Henson, G.w.
Lister, L.h.
Lobley, H.c.
See details for all 14 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials and surname.
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: depth 20, height 500, width 780
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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 - Reference
- Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser issued 7/12/1948 reported the dedication of the memorial.
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