Great Baddow's Parish Church Memorial, St.Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The white marble name and dedication tablet is mounted on a grey marble slab and fixed as per a bracket to the south face of the tower's north-east buttress, north of the tower arch. It records the names of 31 men of the parish who died in the Great War. The dedication wording is:

               To the Glory of God, and in grateful Memory of the
                  Men from the Parish of Great Baddow who gave
                    their lives in the Great War. 1914 - 1919.
                             this tablet is erected.

...and the names recorded on the tablet are:

               Lieut.Stanley Breach Callingham.  Norfolk Regt.
               Gnr.Frederick John Bundock.  R.F.A.
               S.M.Frederick John Bush.M.M.  Essex Regt.
               L/Cpl.George Clark.  Royal Sussex Regt.
               Pte.Henry Charles Coller.  Essex Regt.
               Pte.Francis Henry Cook. Essex Regt.
               Sgt.William Charles Cook.  Canadian Engineers.
               Gnr.Leonard Day.  R.F.A.
               L/Cpl.Frederick Albert Devonish.  Essex Regt.
               Sgt.William James Devonish.M.M.  Essex Regt.
               Pte.Edward Cecil Dowse.  Notts & Derby Regt.
               Pte.Albert Charles Ellis.  Middlesex Regt.
               1st.Cl.P.O.Charles Arthur Freeman. R.N.H.M.Destroyer"Phoenix".
               Pte.Herbert Harry Claude Hawkes.  Wiltshire Regt.
               Pte.Bertram John Hazell.  Middlesex Regt.
               Pte.Alfred Harry Hymas.  K.R.R.Corps.
               Pte John Hymas.  K.R.R.Corps.
               Cpl.Charles William Lord.  R.E.
               Pte.Frederick Thomas Matthams.  Oxford & Bucks.L.I.
               Pte.John William Parish.  Essex Regt.
               Pte.Charles Perkins.  Essex Regt.
               L/Cpl.Charles Pitts.  Essex Regt.
               Dvr.William Charles Frederick Poulson.  R.A.S.C.
               C.Q.M.S.Frank Marshall Reddington.  Coldstream Gds.
               Pte.William John Rice.  Royal West Kent Regt.
               Cpl.Herbert Henry Richell.  Essex Regt.
               Gnr.Alfred Stebbing.  R.F.A.
               Pte.Edward John Stebbing.  Essex Regt.
               Pte.Arthur John Steward.  Royal Fusiliers.
               Gnr.Frederick William Stock.  R.F.A.
               Pte.William Charles Cass.  Royal Lancaster Regt.
                            "Faithful unto death."

Above the wording on the panel is a coronet which I cannot attribute to any in the British system, it is more like the Freiherrnkrone (baron's coronet) of the Continental system which shows seven tines with pearls.

Coordinates given are for the church south porch.

Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Great Baddow Parochial Church Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: St.Mary the Virgin's Church Church Street, Great Baddow, , Essex, UK CM2 7HZ Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed Website for this Monument: Not listed

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