Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Comberton
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1 August 1919
    Attended by: Canon Baldwin, Vicar of Harston
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
910

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Comberton
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB23 7ED
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 38395 55486
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The war memorial organ at St Mary’s Comberton was given to the church by the people of Comberton as a memorial to those who gave their lives during the Great War. A timber-mounted brass plaque on the adjacent wall carries a dedication inscription. The church stands on the highest ground in the village and is about half a mile from the crossroads that mark the village's intersection of Langley Green, Langley Road and Staithe Road in Langley.
Inscription
“This organ was placed in the church as a thanksgiving for victory in the Great War 1914-1919 and in memory of the fallen.” /[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, Tom
Butler, Fred
Darran, Bert
Day, Alfred
Day, John
Day, Walter
Harper, Arthur
Harper, Victor
Humphreys, William
Keep, Sidney
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Organ or Organ part
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
In 2016 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £290 towards the undertaking of conservation works for the repair and replacement of fractured/missing tuning tongues and the retuning of the organ to ensure the memorial could continue in its original function.; All pipes were marked with SmartWater as part of In Memorium 2014 campaign.; 1963 Cedric Arnold Thaxted, Essex -plate on organ; new blower provided; Bourdon moved to Pedal and Pedals to Great , coupler provided; balanced Swell pedal; 1987 E.J. Johnson - Principal installed in place of Salicional; ; 2019 Norman Hall & Sons Cambridge cleaned and overhauled; front pipes re-painted to commemorate centenary of organ
Costs

Memorial: £170

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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