Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Town
- Dry Drayton
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 913
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Current location
St Peter and St Paul's Church
Pettitts lane
Dry Drayton
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB23 8DA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 38000 62000
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A white marble tablet mounted onto a brown marble backboard with the inscription in black lettering. A tablet has been placed below the original World War 1 tablet listing the World War 2 casualties. There are 15 names for World War 1 and 2 for World War 2.
- Inscription
- IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ R I P/ ALSO/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anable, Harry
Brooke, Goulburn
Brooks, William
Doggett, Leonard
Fensom, Frederick
Fensom, Walter
Hankin, Elias
Hankin, Sidney
Hankin, Walter
Impey, Charles
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: height 1500mm, width 1000mm
Materials: Marble - Brown - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
- Backboard
- 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
- Dry Drayton Memorial
- WMO ID: 268684
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-04-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: Dry Drayton allotment Association; Ex-serviceman's club (WW11); The Village
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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