
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- East Hampshire
- Town
- Alton
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 72471
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Current location
Mounted on the safe door
Delivery Office
High Street
Alton
East Hampshire
Hampshire
GU34 1AA
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 71656 39156
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Plain Brass Plaque with a mix of black and red lettering, on a wooden backboard, with a separate small brass plaque attached to the bottom concerning the presentation of the memorial
- Inscription
- Main PlaqueTO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LASTING MEMORY OF/[names]/OFFICERS OF THE ALTON POST OFFICE/STAFF WHO IN DEFENCE OF THEIR KING/AND COUNTRY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918/THEY DID THEIR DUYU EVEN UNTO DEATH Small Plaque-THIS TABLET/WAS ERECTED BY/MR JF PARSONS/POSTMASTER, ALTON/1890-1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Mills, George
Pickett, Arthur
Worsfold, Percy
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Undefined
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- First World War memorial
- 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
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