Memorial

Bilsby

Bilsby - WW1

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Current Location

Holy Trinity Church, Alford Road (A1111), Bilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PY, England

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TF 46656 76719

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 48806
Description: A broken column of Cornish Granite, with a polished die on a rusticated base, the whole standing on a slab, resting on a mount. South face of plinth engraved with commemoration, whole on rusticated base and two-steped square base.
Inscription: Face 1: THIS MEMORIAL/ TO/ THE BILSBY MEN/ THAT FELL IN THE WAR OF 1914 - 18/ WAS ERECTED/ BY THEIR FELLOW - PARISHIONERS/ 1919./ WITH GRATITUDE THAT CANNOT MATCH THE FAME/ OF THESE OUR HEROES READ EACH HONOURED NAME,/ HELPED BY THE SKILL AND VALOUR OF THE SLAIN,/ 'TIS OURS TO SEE THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN. Face 2: (names)/ RIP Face 3: (name)/ 1939-1945/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED/ WITH THY SAINTS

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, initial, surname
Order of names: Surname

War: First World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forename, surname

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: rank, forename, surname
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): George Frederick Skinner of Alford, Mason
Costs: £88
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2000: Some of the inscriptions are hard to read By 2019: Refurbished and names picked out in black

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