Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Colchester
- Town
- Salcott
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 86370
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Current location
St Mary the Virgin Church
Salcott
Colchester
Essex
CM9 8HS
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 95196 13596
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A brass plaque in the middle of a dark wooden surround. Names of those who served each side of the plaque which has the names of the dead.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/[names]/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ALSO IN/THANKFUL APPRECIATION/OF THOSE WHO SERVED/IN THE GREAT WAR.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Appleton, James
Beecham, Edward
Francis, Frederick R
Francis, William G
Rice, Murray K
Williams, Frederick
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 48
Served and returned: 42
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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