Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thurrock
Town
Stanford le Hope
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 9 April 2016
    Attended by: Reverend Roy Jefferies
  • Unveiled
    Date: 9 April 2016
    Attended by: John Read
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
81623

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Current location

103
Oak House
Corringham Road
Stanford le Hope
Thurrock
Essex
SS17 0AB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 69118 82466
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Polished black marble tablet with gilded incised inscription mounted on a backboard on a wooden planter which bears a dedicatory plaque. unveiled around the 75th Anniversary of the land mine incident.
Inscription
Tablet: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED / ON 8TH APRIL 1941 / DUE TO A PARAMINE EXPLOSION/ (Names) / AND THOSE WHO WERE BLINDED / (Names) Plaque: THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON / 9TH APRIL 2016 / BY REV K.R. JEFFREIS / RESEARCHA ND PLANNING BY / J.F. READ / FORMER RESIDENT OF BURGESS AVENUE/ 8TH APRIL 1941
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alliker, Alma
Alliker, George
Alliker, Winifred
Horius, Annie
Nagle, Beryl
Nagle, Nellie
Newton, Alfreda
Shilling, Jack
Shilling, Lillian
Street, John
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Firstname, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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