Memorial

Westham St Mary's Church WW1

Source: Copyright Rosalind Hodge

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Current Location

North transept., St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Westham, Wealden, East Sussex, BN24 5LL, England

TQ 64147 04588

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 17208
Description: Nowy-headed tablet of Hoptonwood stone with a green cairnstone border. It has with bronze laurel wreath top centre, and a shelf beneath. (For Westham St Mary the Virgin Church WW2 tablet see WMR 16941. The Westham parish wheel-cross memorial is at St Luke's Church in Stone Cross, see 17318).
Inscription: 1914 1918 / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR / (Names) / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

Sponsored By: "Cost defrayed from the balance of the Peace Celebrations Disablement Fund"

Unveiled

13 November 1932

F.J. Dann (Chairman of the Parish Council) performed the unveiling

Dedicated

13 November 1932

The Archdeacon of Hastings (the Venerable A.F. Alston) performed the dedication

Memorial

Made from: Stone - Hopton Wood

Condition: Good