Memorial

Fairstead

Fairstead WW1 tablet

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Fairstead Hall Road, Fairstead, Braintree, Essex, CM3 2AT, England

TL 76786 16690

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 22381
Description: Two wall mounted incised marble tablets, 1 for each conflict. Inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription: Tablet, WW1: + TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING / MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (8 NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." // Tablet, WW2: ALSO THOSE WHO FELL / IN THE WAR OF / 1939 - 1945. / (2 NAMES)

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good