- Type of Memorial
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 59480
- Description
- The original leather bound book has been replaced with a cloth and leather bound book containing photocopies of all the original pages. The original Leather bound book having a photographic record of the Men of Wigtoft who Died ,and those who served and returned during the First World War.
WW1 Book of Remembrance contained within a wooden desk with a glass lid top, it has two wide, decorative legs and contents noted in gold lettering on top. The book has a brown leather covering and decorative chasing along edges of sides and parchment pages. Almost every name entry has a photograph of the person mentioned and each one has a short resume of their service record. The desk also contains an identical WW2 book.
- Inscription
- Desk top: WIGTOFT/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914+19/
Original book cover: WIGTOFT/ ROLL OF HONOUR. 1914-1919/
Page 1: PREFACE/ This book has been prepared to perpetuate the memory of/ the Wigtoft men who served in the Army or navy during/ the Great War and forms part of the War Memorial raised/ by public subscription in the Parish./ Of the 96 Gallant men whose names and records are/ written within, all of whom were of non-commissioned rank,/ 81 served abroad of whom 19 made the supreme sacrifice, 10/ were discharged as unfit for military service, 5 were/ captured and taken as prisoners into Germany, a large/ number were wounded or gassed more or less severely,/ and several returned home with their health impaired./ Of the 15 who did not serve abroad, 4 were rendered/ unfit for foreign service through injuries accidentally/ received during their training in England./ During the war 4 Military medals were won by/ Wigtoft men./
The photographs have been reproduced by Messrs Beales/ of Boston, and the records have been written in the/ book by Lieutenant P. C. Rysdale of the Royal/ Garrison Artillery./ W. H. Judd./ Editor./ Vicar of Wigtoft/ July 6th 1920/
Page 2: WIGTOFT/ Roll of honor (sic)/ 1914-1919/ being a list of the/ names and records of the / Wigtoft men who served/ in his Majesty's Forces/ during the Great War./
Page 3: NAMES AND RECORDS/ OF THE MEN WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1914-1919/
Pages 4-8: (Names and records)
Page 9: NAMES AND RECORDS/ of the other men who/ served abroad./
Pages 10-25: (Names and records)/
Page 26: NAMES AND RECORDS/ of men who served at/ home only./
Pages 27-30: (Names and records)
