Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Milton Keynes
Town
Sherington
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87290

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Current location

St. Laud's Church
Church End
Sherington
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK16 9PD
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 89017 46787
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape orientated, framed and glazed Roll of Honour document. Names of those who served and returned are handwritten in black ink whilst the names of the fallen in red ink, which is now faded. Top half of the Roll depicts a colourful panorama of scenes. Left - Britannia encouraging a ploughman to fight for his Country; centre - a Naval scene; right - Britannia praising the ploughman who is now a soldier in battledress. At the top of the complete panoramic scene are four heraldic shields, representing left to right, (three lions) England, (lion rampant) Scotland, (harp) Ireland and again, (three lions) England.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR / of the men who served in H. M. Forces from / Sherington / during the Great War 1914 - 1918 / (84 Names in six columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 84
    Served and returned: 73
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename initials
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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