Memorial

St Thomas - WW1 and WW2

Mark Newton 8 August 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 8 August 2016

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Current Location

ST THOMAS WITH ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, Bidbury Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 3JG, England

SU 70254 06419

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 21272
Description: Two rectangular brass plaques. Each has a curved wooden frame and is divided by a plain strip of wood. The upper plaque is nowy-headed with a wooden cornice, the sides have carved scrolls with a leaf design. The lower plaque has wooden panels carved on either side in a meandering vine design. The whole is supported by a wooden shelf.
Inscription: UPPER PLAQUE: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE FROM THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" S. JOHN XV. 13. LOWER PLAQUE: AND OF THOSE / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Unknown

Plaques

Height: 563MM

Width: 1265MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Unknown