Lessingham

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: North Norfolk
Town: Lessingham
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 85057

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Current location

All Saints Church
Lessingham
North Norfolk
Norfolk
NR12 0SG
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 39204 28506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Plain Roll of Honour in black frame. Inscription in blue type with names handwritten in black. Above the inscription is a red latin cross.

Inscription

Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his life for his friends/ Roll of Honour/ Names of the men from this parish who have given/ their lives for their King and Country/ (Names)/ “Blessed are the dead.”/ Father in Thy gracious keeping/ leave we now Thy servants sleeping

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Clements, Alec Claude
Cutting, Walter John
Dyball, John Edward
Kendall, Locke Francis William Angerstein
Platford, James
Wilkins, Ernest
Wilkins, John Robert
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, unit and details of death
Order of information: By date of death

Components

Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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