Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Worthing
Town
Worthing
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84893

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Current location

In the corridor outside the kitchen
Sidney Walter Centre
Sussex Road
Worthing
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1DS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 14980 03140
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An engraved brass plaque between columns and a gabled top. The lower edge has a narrow brass plaque.
Inscription
SUSSEX ROAD BOYS' SCHOOL // IN MEMORY / OF THE FORMER SCHOLARS OF / THIS SCHOOL WHO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY. // (names) // THE LATE BOYS' NATIONAL SCHOOL, RICHMOND ROAD. / OF WHICH SUSSEX ROAD SCHOOL IS THE SUCCESSOR. // (names) Title on frame - 1914 WAR MEMORIAL 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Reginald
Barker, Herbert G
Biggs, William
Blaker, Frank
Blaker, Leonard
Blann, William
Botting, Archibald
Brace, Albert
Brace, Victor J
Brett, George
See details for all 56 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 56
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 56
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: School, surname, forename
    Order of information: School, surname,
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 450mm, width 320mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 150mm, height 980mm, width 660mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Sussex Road School: The Boys who went to war. Author Chesswood Middle School 2014

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