Gressingham WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Composite
District: Lancaster
Town: Gressingham
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 70475

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Current location

on organ
north side of west wall
St John the Evangelist Church
Back Lane
Gressingham
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 8LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 57249 69915
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Mahogany Board attached to the organ

Inscription

FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD/AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/DAVID LIONEL BRENDON/MAJOR DORSET REGT KILLED AUG 11TH 1942/THIS ORGAN WAS GIVEN BY HIS/WIDOW AND THEIR PARENTS/AND OF HIS TWO BROTHERS KILLED/ON ACTIVE SERVICE AT SEA/PETER ALGERNON LIEUT RNR MARCH 1941/RICHARD JOHN LIEUT RN/SEPT 1942/THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN THIS/CHURCH WAS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF/JAMES CLEMENT HORNBY/FLIGHT LIEUT RAFVR/MISSING IN OPERATIONS OVER GERMANY/FEB 24TH 1944

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Brendon, David Lionel
Brendon, Peter Algernon
Brendon, Richard John
Hornby, James Clement
See details for all 4 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment, rank, date of death, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: depth 25mm, height 590mm, width 640mm
Materials: Wood - Mahogany

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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