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Stebbing Church - Book and Table

Plaque re Stebbing Memorial Book of Remembrance, Table and Shrine

Source: Copyright Stebbing Church

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Current Location

Near the Shrine on the north wall of the north aisle., St Mary the Virgin Church, Watchhouse Road, Church End, Stebbing, Uttlesford, Essex, CM6 3SW, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 66393 24003

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 22958
Description: Book of Remembrance, which (according to the associated brass plaque) sits on a table that was carved by some of the parishioners who died in WW1. The hand-written volume, in a tooled red-leather binding, contains a brief biography (including military service details) of each of the Parish's casualties. Each of those biographies is on a separate page, many of which include a poignant poem written by the relevant casualty's next of kin.
Inscription: (plaque): TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD AND THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO/ CAME NOT HOME FROM THE GREAT WAR,/ THE SHRINE, BOOK OF RECORDS AND THE TABLE/ (CARVED BY SOME OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE ON/ THE MEMORIAL) WERE PRESENTED BY MR AND/ MRS H DE VERE STACPOOLE. (BOOK): In memory/ of/ Stebbing men/ who have fallen in the/ Great War R.I.P. / 1914 - 18/ Pro Patria Mori/ (WW1 Names)/ In memory of Stebbing men/ 1939-1945/ The fallen/ (names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Forenames, surname, year and place of birth, names of parents, where schooled and employed pre-war, year of enlistment, rank, military unit, year/location/manner of death/burial.
Order of names: One page per casualty

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Forenames, surname, details of military service and death.
Order of names: One name per page

History

Sponsor Type: private
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The Book of Remembrance, table and Memorial Shrine were presented by Mr and Mrs Henry de Vere Stacpoole of Stebbing. (Our record of the Shrine, which was unveiled on 10/7/1918, is WMR 22957. The Book and table element of the gift were presented at a later date).
Maintenance History: Post WW2: The dedication to and biographies of the six WW2 casualties were added to the Book.// c1919: The Book was presented to the Church, containing the twenty WW1 biographies.

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