Memorial

Kimberley Holy Trinity WW1

Rachel Farrand

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Current Location

North wall of nave, Holy Trinity Church, Eastwood Road, Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2HY, England

SK 49681 44808

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 64226
Description: Metal plaque with applied red lettering and a simple beaded border. Wall-mounted with a wooden shelf directly below.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF KIMBERLEY WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. (Names in 2 columns)/" THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Nottingham Journal, Wednesday 2nd March 1921 (page 5) reported: 'A KIMBERLEY MEMORIAL. A memorial service was held at the Kimberley Parish Church last evening, when the Ven. Archdeacon of Nottingham unveiled a memorial tablet inscribed with the names of 58 Kimberley men who laid down their lives in the war. There was a large congregation present'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001897/19210302/111/0005
Nottinghamshire County Council Roll of Honour website, has biographical data re the casualties. https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/438
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project, https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/kimberley/hwarmem.php