Memorial

Parishioners of St. George and St. John the Baptist Church - WW1 and WW2

Showing church wall and position of Roll of Honour memorial

Source: Copyright Rachel Farrand

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Current Location

North east corner, St. George in the Meadows Church, St. George's Drive, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 1NX, England

SK 56991 38754

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 27401
Description: Three wooden glazed panels. National emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are at each corner of the board, which has the painted red and white shield of St George at top-centre. A drawing of the figure of St. George is in the centre panel. (Our record of the Calvary, referred to on this memorial, is WMR 27400).
Inscription: Top frame: REQUIESCANT IN PACE Centre panel: PARISH CHURCH OF/ ST GEORGE AND ST JOHN the BAPTIST./ To the Glory of God/ and/ in memory of/ the men of this parish/ who at the call of duty/ gave their lives for home/ and country in the two/ Great Wars/ 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945/ To whom the churchyard Calvary/ was raised by public subscription./ Greater love hath no man than this, that/ a man lay down his life for his friends Left panel: 1914-1918/ (names) Right panel: 1914-1918/ (names)/ 1939-1945/ (names)

Board

Height: 1050mm

Width: 850mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Nottinghamshire Family History Society Vol 91, pp42-43, 1994 Record Series, Monumental Inscriptions. List of names.