Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Worthing
- Town
- Broadwater
- County
- West Sussex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 73515
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Current location
On the southern wall of the nave.
St Mary's Church
A24
Broadwater
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 9AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 14665 04399
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A rectangular brass plaque with an engraved border recessed with black filled lettering. This is surrounded by a heavy marble frame carved with grapes and vine leaves on a black stone backboard.
- Inscription
- LET US WITH THANKSGIVING, HOLD IN PERPETUAL MEMORY THE MEN FROM BROADWATER/ HOMES WHO, THAT ENGLAND’S HONOUR MIGHT LIVE, WENT FORTH TO THE GREAT WAR/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN ARE INSCRIBED BELOW./ “THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY; POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH GAVE US THE YEARS TO BE”/(Names)/THANKS BE TO GOD, WHICH GIVETH US VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (…)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 104
Served and returned: 0
Died: 104
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Plaque
- 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
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