Memorial

Fishbourne Parish WW1

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Current Location

St Peter and St Mary Church, Fishbourne Road West, Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3XT, England

SU 84237 04474

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 16638
Description: Brass wall-mounted plaque with a cross in the top-centre with ornate leaves in the top right and left.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND / IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO /GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1914/ (Names) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" / "SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP."

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Unknown