Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Horsham
Town
Storrington
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
Maker
Storrington and District Museum Society (Creator)
Clifford Wilks (Carpenter)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 11 November 2014
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87846

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Current location

On the north wall
"Old Market Room"
adjacent to The White Horse Hotel
High Street
Storrington
Horsham
West Sussex
RH20 4DJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 08767 14280
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three glazed-framed panels, comprising a replica set of Storrington's WW1 Roll of Honour panels on the outer wall of the White Horse building, where the original panels hung from 1917 to the 1970s. (A further replica of the three-panel set WW1 Roll of Honour is in St Mary's Church in Storrington - see War Memorials Register reference 87883. The original panels are now in Storrington and District Museum - see War Memorials Register reference 58659, which has a transcription of all the names/service data of each of the 89 people named on the Roll of Honour.)
Inscription
(Central and right panels): STORRINGTON/ (NAMES)/ THE COLLEGE/ (NAMES) (Left panel): STORRINGTON/ (NAMES) (Brass plaque): Storrington WW1 Roll of Honour/ Presented by/ Storrington & District Museum Society/ 11th November 2014
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 88
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 87
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, military unit, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Occupation (VAD Nurse), unit and service number, forename and surname, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: height c900mm, width c600mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • West Sussex Gazette 19/11/2014 (www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/roll-of-honour-restored-to-original-site-1-6424827 ), reported the circumstances that led to this replica being erected in 2014 on The White Horse Hotel building, where the original had previously hung.
  • Imperial War Museum's War Memorials Register reference 87883 relates to the other replica, which is in St Mary's Church Storrington
  • IWM War Memorials Register reference 58659 relates to the original Roll of Honour panels, which are now in Storrington and District Museum. (A transcription of all the names data recorded on the Roll of Honour can be viewed on the above page, i.e. www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/58659 )

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