Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Holland
Town
Whaplode St Catherine
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 May 1921
    Attended by: Revd Fredrick White, Mrs Agnew, Local clergy and dignitaries
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1995
    Attended by: Local clergy and dignitaries, Mrs Audrey Eileen Robinson
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86302

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Current location

On the front wall of the hall.
Whaplode St Catherine Memorial Hall
Cranesgate South
Whaplode St Catherine
South Holland
Lincolnshire
PE12 6SP
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 34088 20024
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • United Methodist Church
    Raven's Bank (B1165)
    Whaplode St Catherine
    South Holland
    Lincolnshire
    PE12 6SH
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TF 33955 20020
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Two stone tablets set side by side within a brick surround, beneath which is a brick flower trough. The incised inscription is across both tablets.
Inscription
First line (on arch at previous location - since lost): 1914-1918/ Left hand tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH Right hand tablet: MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ 1939-1945 Transcription across both tablets: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR (Names) THEIR NAMES LIVETH (Names) 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Biggadike, Riley
Bradley, Ernest F
Brown, Thomas H F
Cook, John F
Grummitt, Walter
Herd, Alfred
Hunt, Norman
Robinson, Frank
Robinson, Wilfred G
Rose, Ernest
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials, awards
    Order of information: Surname, forenames, initials
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 500mm, width 370mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 210mm, height 1340mm, width 1340mm
    Materials: Brick
  • Trough
    Measurements: depth 700mm, height 380mm, width 2300mm
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
Condition
History
1. August 2022 the writing is now becoming difficult to read due to erosion. 2. Originally the war memorial was an arched gateway to the United Methodist Church entrance, with the tablets inset into two brick pillars surmounted by a Portland stone arch bearing the date 1914-1919, within which an iron gate was hung. The two tablets were moved in 1995 when the Old United Methodist Church was demolished.
Costs

Comments: This was the original sum required to build the memorial at the United Methodist Church
Memorial: £50

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Whaplode Parish Council
Reference
  • The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire - Michael Credland
  • Warmemorialsonline: reference 262320

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