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    Memorial

    St Mary the Virgin Church - WW1 and WW2 Board

    Little Easton Memorial cJohn Hendry 1

    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    Right-hand wall, just inside the main entrance, when entering the church., St Mary the Virgin Church, Park Road, Little Easton, Uttlesford, Essex, CM6 2JJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 60447 23498

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    22917
    Description
    Rectangular seven-panelled board, with the central one having a pediment and Latin cross. The names of those who served in WW1 are listed in the six outer columns; the central column records the names of those who died in both WW1 and WW2. The lettering of the inscription is painted in black. "FOR GOD FOR KING FOR COUNTRY" is carved along the pedestal of the board. (Beneath the memorial board are a number of tapestry kneelers, one depicting a representation of a Flanders field and a red poppy wreath; the others depicting the crests of each branch of the Armed Forces).
    Inscription
    In Grateful Remembrance of Our Brothers Who Served in the Great War 1914 - 1918/ (51 names)/ UNTO DEATH/ 1914 - 1918/ (5 names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (5 names)/ FOR GOD FOR KING FOR COUNTRY
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    56
    Served
    51
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    Surname, forenames, military unit of the survivors
    Order of names
    Grouped by whether died or survived, then alphabetically by surname (N.B. those who died were also listed as having served, so appeared twice on the memorial)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    5
    Died
    5
    Information shown
    Surname, forenames
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname on central panel
    Maintenance History
    St Mary's Church was Grade 1 listed on 20/2/1967 (see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1097465).
    Custodian
    Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)

    Components

    Board

    Height: c970mm

    Width: c1650mm


    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    264155

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    • "Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3, pages 40 and 41 record the existence of this joint WW1/WW2 memorial board within the Church, and give biographical details of the WW1 casualties commemorated on it. Page 41 also mentions that: "Stacked against a wall is another WW1 memorial, presumably the original one. There are also five brass vases in the church, one for each of the five men lost in the Great War". (The WW1 memorial referred to in the book is in fact the bronze plaque that was originally fixed to one face of Little Easton's cenotaph, but which is now in St Mary's Church - see our record 97569. Each of the five brass vases mentioned in the book was engraved with the name of one of the village's WW1 casualties; in July 2021 those inscribed with the names Rupert Charles Grout, Francis Henry Peacock, Arthur Thomas Read and Charles Andrew Scott were present in the Church, but the one inscribed John James Perry could not be located).