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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Berkshire
Town
Newbury
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr W Henry Gore, member of congregation
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 July 1920
    Attended by: Rev AH Fowler MA
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 July 1920
    Attended by: Mr Harry Allen and Mr A B Smith," both of whom have lost boys"
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74102

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Current location

Newbury Town Hall
Marketplace
Newbury
West Berkshire
Berkshire
RG14 5AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 47137 67124
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Newbury Congregational Church (latterly United Reform Church)
    Newbury
    Berkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Congragational Church
Description
Gilded wooden tablet. A grieving woman figure, whose pose is taken from Watts' picture, "Love and Death", leaning on tomb with a hill and rising sun behind. Laurel wreath at her feet.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN TEH GREAT WAR 1914-1918 (Names) HOLY IS THE TRUE LIGHT AND PASSING WONDERFUL, LENDING RADIANCE TO THEM / THAT ENDURED IN THE HEAT OF CONFLICT : FROM CHRIST THEY INHERIT A HOME / OF UNFADING SPLENDOUR, WHEREIN THEY REJOICE WITH GLADNESS EVERMORE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Harry
Barrett, Henry T
Bellinger, J
Bellinger, Willm C
Buxcey, Jesse
Corderoy, A
Eaton, George
Giles, E
Giles, Wh
Goodyear, Alfred
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name or initials, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Newbury Weekly News, 22 July 1920. Dedication Service, 18 July 1920. Describes 24 names, "We understand that the list of names is not yet complete, and that others are to be added to the tablet."

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