Memorial

Peakirk

Peakirk WW1 tablet detail

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Current Location

South wall of the Chancel, St Pega Church, Chestnut Close, Peakirk, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7NH, England

TF 16813 06698

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 3570
Description: Tiled tablet with a black and white checkerboard background placed in the wall, A roundel at each corner depicting 'A Lion Rampant of Scotland', 'Three Lions of England', 'An Australian kangaroo' and 'A Maple leaf of Canada'. The names, in one column, are at the centre.
Inscription: In Grateful remembrance/ and certain hope/ (Names)/ Greater love hath no man than this/ that a man lay down his life for his friends

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 9
Died: 9
Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, manner of death, additional
Additional Information: Unusual in that Private Soldiers are expressed as "Private Gentleman"

Tablet

Height: 540mm

Width: 740mm

Made from: Mosaic

Condition: Good