Combined WWI / WWII memorial plaque - St Mary - Ashwell, Rutland
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N 52° 42.866 W 000° 43.205
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A combined WWI / WWII memorial plaque inside St Mary's church, Ashwell
Waymark Code: WMYV6G
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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"Metal plaques with incised lettering in black and with red highlights, mounted on a black stone backboard. Metal cross with wreath in top left; crossed swords in wreath on top right."

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Inscription -

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN HONOURED MEMORY
OF
[WW1 NAMES]
THE PAIN IS GONE
THE GLORY REMAINS FOR EVER
[WW2 NAMES]

Names on monument -

Name Rank Unit / Bat Died
WWI Names
Adcock - Alfred Private Machine Gun Corps (infantry) 138 Coy 01/07/1917
Beaver - Charles Ernest Private Leicestershire Regiment 9 14/07/1916
Bendall - Charles Feecham Corporal  Lincolnshire Regiment 5 30/04/1917
Burton - Wilfred Frank Sergeant Royal Engineers 509 London Field Company 25/11/1917
Jacobson - Lionel Hugh  Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery D Coy  29/04/1917
Pinchin - William Henry Corporal Royal Scots 17  20/10/1917
Pratley - George Henry Trooper Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 1  15/08/1915
Preston - Albert Edward Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 8 15/07/1916
Stubbs - Henry Job Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/5 05/07/1916
Townsend - Vernon George Private Leicestershire Regiment 2 11/03/1917
WWII Names
Bailey - Cyril Frank Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 05/07/1941
Brewster - Cecil Newton Gunner Royal Artillery 2 Medium Regiment 29/05/1940
Jones - Harold Flight Officer Royal Air Force 18/04/1941
Whaley - Charles Peter Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 19/04/1945

 
 
 

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Mary
Church Close off Cottesmore Road
Ashwell, Rutland England
LE15 7LP


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