WWI War Memorial, St.Peter's Church, Great Totham, Essex. - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The Church of St.Peter in Great Totham is some 1km from the centre of the southern part of the village south-east along Hall Road. It is Grade II* listed having a chancel and nave of C13th or C14th build. The north aisle, vestry and organ chamber, south vestry and porch are C19th and there are other C19th restorations and a rebuilt bell-turret containing a ring of six bells. The walls are of flint rubble, puddingstone, freestone and oolite, whilst the roofs are red plain tiled with terracotta finials. The bell-turret has a shingle clad splay spire.

The tablet commemorating the fallen of the parish is mounted on the wall of the church just to the right inside the main entrance doorway from the south porch. It is of grey marble within a decorated brown marble surround. The mosaic decoration is of Celtic inspiration in blue and gold with a St.Peter's cross at each corner. The inscription reads:

                     To the Glory of God and in memory of
                     the men of this Parish who gave their
                     lives in the Great War. 1914-1918.

            Charles Henry Ballard                 Frederick Cecil Harrington
            Frederick Brittone Crumpen            Frederick Jacques
            Herbert Daniel Brockis                Ernest George Lock
            Frederick Carter                      Walter Newton
            Claude Norman Champion de Crespigny   Herbert Nunn
            Henry George Crumpen                  Frank Redgewell
            George Beckwith Dawson                Alfred Sheppard

The plaque is placed immediately above the plaque remembering the fallen of WWII and the co-ordinates given are for the south porch.

Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Great Totham Parochial Church Council. Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: St.Peter Church Road Great Totham, Essex UK CM9 8NP 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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