Men of Romsey Homecoming Celebration

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Test Valley
Town: Romsey
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 84264

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Current location

Romsey Town Hall
Bell Street
Romsey
Test Valley
Hampshire
SO51 8GA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 35204 21162
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A rectangular brass plaque, the vertical axis longer , on a brown wooden backboard . Within a single line border at top the badge of the Borough of Romsey and below that the inscription , all incised and coloured black , with the initial letters in red. .

Inscription

/THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED TO RECORD/THAT ON THE 11TH FEBRUARY 1920 A/HOMECOMING CELEBRATION /WAS HELD TO HONOUR 873 MEN OF/THE BOROUGH & PARISH OF ROMSEY/WHO SERVED IN/THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/AND THAT A MESSAGE FROM/H M KING GEORGE V/WAS RECEIVED AND READ BY THE/MAYOR DURING THE PROCEEDINGS/C T WATERS J,P MAYOR. B W ATTLEE,TOWN CLERK/ E E HODDINGTON,CHAIRMAN OF PARISH COUNCIL/

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth C 15, height C 500, width C 425
Materials: Brass, Wood

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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