Memorial
St Matthew's Parish, Cambridge
Current Location
Inside church on the wall under the organ pipes, St Matthew's Church, 30 St Matthew's Street, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2LT, England
OS Grid Reference
TL 46188 58536
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 56541
- Description
- Two brass plaques with mainly black but some red lettering. The plaques are attached to a wooden board. The upper plaque commemorates 134 men of the parish who died in WW1. The lower plaque lists a further 19 names from WW1 and two names from WW2.
- Inscription
- To the Glory of GOD/ and in honour of the men of/ St MATTHEW'S PARISH CAMBRIDGE/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 153
- Died
- 153
- Information shown
- Initials and surname
- Order of names
- Surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- Information shown
- Initials and surname
- Order of names
- No order
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Plaque
Made from: Brass
- https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/CambridgeStMatthews.html - this gives a picture of the memorial and biographical details of the men whose names are listed on it.
- "The War Memorial in St.Matthew's Church Cambridge" by David G Pilkington. This booklet was published as a supplement to "Streetwise", Issue 41, Christmas 2000.