Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lincoln
Town
Lincoln
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 May 1921
    Attended by: General Superintendent Mr J H Follows C.B.E
  • Rededicated
    Date: 5 May 1985
    Attended by: Bishop of Lincoln
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
889

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Current location

On the down platform.
Lincoln Central Railway Station
St Marys Street
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN5 7EW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 97581 70911
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • On main platform wall.
    Lincoln St Marks Railway Station
    Lincoln
    Lincoln
    Lincolnshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Stone tablet mounted on the wall, white marble in a curved design at the top, surrounded by rough-hewn grey stone. Engraved Roman and Gothic lettering in grey upon the marble stone. Below the memorial a brass plaque is mounted giving details of the memorial's move.
Inscription
Tablet: THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY MEMBERS & STAFF AT THIS STATION/ M R/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THEIR COLLEAGUES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / GOODS DEPT. / (Names) / PASSENGER / DEPT. / (Names) / LOCO DEPT / (Names) Plaque: THE ABOVE PLAQUE WAS ORIGINALLY / LOCATED AT LINCOLN ST MARKS STATION / AND WAS REMOVED WHEN THAT STATION CLOSED / A REDEDICATION CEREMONY WAS / PERFORMED BY THE / RIGHT REVEREND THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN / ON SUNDAY 5 MAY 1985
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ayres, Joseph Edward
Codling, Albert
Cole, Cyril
Hind, John
Holloway, Frank
Holloway, George
Kershaw, Robert William
Sanders, Percy William
Smith, George William
Whitaker, Edwin
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Ocupation, forename, middle name, surname
    Order of information: Occupation, surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 440MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
British Rail
Reference
  • Railway Gazette June 1921
  • Railway World, December 1997, pg 57
  • Steam World, August 1995, All Things Considered, pg 21

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