Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
Town
Barroway Drove
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Barroway Drove History Group (Designer)
Haynes Eaton Signs, Downham Market (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 2018
    Attended by: Lady Rose Hare. Air Commodore Steve Kilbey
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81502

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Current location

In the Foyer
142
Village Hall
The Drove
Barroway Drove
Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
Norfolk
PE38 0AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 57090 03467
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass plaque in wooden frame
Inscription
BARROWAY DROVE WAR MEMORIAL / WW1 /(Names) / WW2 / MOSQUITO CRASH / (Names) /USAAF TENNY BELLE CRASH / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, George William
Cave, William
Christensen, Carl B
Crofts, Jesse
Croxford, Herbert John
Daly, John
Fisher, George Henry
Gardner, Reginald George
Hearne, Frank J
Height, Frederick
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, firstnames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, firstnames, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate,private,public,other
Details: The Barroway Drove Village Hall Committee; Stow Bardolph Parish Council; APV Computers Ltd; KLS Catering and Refrigeration Engineers Ltd; B W Mack (Machinery) Ltd; MRC (Martin Reynolds Construction); McLatchie Insulations; Norfolk Equine Veterinary Services; R H R Engineering Ltd; Village History Day 2017
Responsibility
Barroway Drove Social Committee

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