Memorial

Ragnall

Ragnall Parish War Memorial

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Current Location

Correct Church dedication is St Leonard. Historically the Church was a chapel to St Oswald at Dunham on Trent., St Leonard's Church, [ St Oswald's Church ] (now Redundant), Main Street, Ragnall, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, NG22 0UR, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 80202 73676

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 27051
Description: Wall and corbel stone mounted, portrait oriented lancet-shaped stone backboard supporting a similar shaped, marble tablet incorporating two green granite columns, capitals and decorative lancet-arch, rising from a heavy base rail. Incised inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription: TO / THE GLORY / OF GOD AND / IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO / SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918. / (5 NAMES) / "THE SACRIFICE OF A JUST MAN IS ACCEPTABLE / AND THE MEMORIAL THEREOF SHALL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN."

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Rank, forename, initial, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: Date of death

History

Maintenance History: 1991: Church was made redundant and closed. The church has subsequently been sold into private ownership and it is believed that the memorial remains within.

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Height: c 1250mm

Width: c 1000mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: At Risk

Column

Made from: Granite

Condition: Unknown