Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Peterborough
Town
Thorney
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13/12/1920
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8434

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Current location

Adjacent to the entrance door on the north wall of the nave.
Thorney Abbey
Abbey Place
Thorney
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE6 0QA
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 28246 04205
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Intricately carved wall mounted tablet, with marble inset bearing the First World War inscription. Simple additional marble plaque beneath, bearing Second World War names. Another memorial identical in all respects to this one is located in the village on an external wall at Bedford Hall - see record No 95475 on this Register.
Inscription
Upper WW1 tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THE PARISH OF/ THORNEY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ "MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US" ROM 8.37. Lower WW2 tablet: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Batterbee, R
Batterbee, W
Benton, F
Berridge, E
Briggs, C E
Brown, B R
Carter, G E
Clapham, G W
Clarke, C H
Cole, W
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: No apparent order (neither alphabetical nor chronological).
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: depth 200MM, height 1000MM, width 1000MM
    Materials: Stone with marble inset
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Peterborough and Hunts Standard 18/12/1920 (report of the unveiling)
  • This link is to a separate Roll of Honour which provides further details of the service of most of those listed on this memorial who died in the First World War www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/Thorney.html accessed 8 February 2021.

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