Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Kesteven
Town
Greatford
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8466

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Current location

St Thomas a Becket Church
Church Lane
Greatford
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
PE9 4PX
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 08612 11969
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular tablet with battlement at the top, columns at the right and left, two coats of armour in the top left and right corner, tracery in the middle of the broad splitting the lower part into two lights, decorated with a wreath. Bottom decorated with two lion heads on each edge of the tablet. Metal ornamentation on the top right and left edge holding two flags (Flag of England and a Union Jack). Underneath there is another tablet bearing an inscription and set on a stone ledge.
Inscription
THEY DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE/ FIGHTING FOR GOD FOR RIGHT FOR LIBERTY/ AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Empson, Arthur
Garner, Fred
Headland, Harry
Pickering, Arthur
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, regiment date of death
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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