Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
Cowes
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85751

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Current location

Cowes Methodist Church
Birmingham Road
Cowes
Isle Of Wight
PO31 7BH
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 49715 95817
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Wall mounted rectangular marble tablet with base shelf and triangular pediment. The inscription is inlaid in black roman capitals.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN BELONGING TO THIS CHURCH/ WHO LAID DOWN THIER LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ "THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND. WE WERE NOT HURT- THEY WERE A WALL/ UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bower, Gilbert
Daniel, Wallace H J
Jackman, Ernest
Jolliffe, Wilfred S
Maltby, Alfred H
Trevett, Owen
Warne, George H
Watts, Victor
Wiggins, Charles W
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, initial and surname and unit
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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