Memorial

Essex Yeomanry WW1

A general view of the Essex Yeomanry Commemorative tablet in Chelmsford Cathedral

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

Chelmsford Cathedral, New Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TY, England

TL 70809 06945

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 22220
Description: A rectangular white marble tablet , set within a frame , probably alabaster , resting on two brackets , surmounted by a carved badge of the Essex Yeomanry at the front of a plinth on which is a carved figure of a soldier in battledress standing with arms reversed and head bowed . The dedication and names are incised on the marble tablet , coloured black and presented in six columns
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE ESSEX YEOMANRY /TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)

Figure

Height: 1676MM

Width: 2133MM

Depth: 50MM

Made from: Alabaster

Condition: Unknown

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good