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    Memorial

    Lincolnshire Constabulary WW1

    Lincolnshire Constabulary WW1 and WW2 plaques at original site in Church Lane HQ

    Source: Copyright Police History Society

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    Current Location

    In Reception, Lincolnshire Police Headquarters, Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2QE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 00192 75588

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    © WMR-87591

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    87591
    Description
    Rectangular bronze plaque on an oak backboard. (The plaque was originally mounted in the over-mantle of the fireplace in the entrance to the County Constabulary's former Headquarters in Church Lane, Lincoln).
    Inscription
    LINCOLNSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ "IN MEMORIAM" 1914-1919./ (NAMES)/ "OUR SURE DEFENCE IN PEACE AND WAR"
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, rank, military unit
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname, in three columns
    Maintenance History
    The backboard on which it is now mounted is a replacement for the original; it is believed that the remounting took place when the memorial was moved to its current site at Nettleham in 1980.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    22/4/1949

    Bishop of Lincoln performed the dedication (during the service to dedicate the WW2 memorial)

    Previous Location(s)

    • Lincolnshire Constabulary HQ, Church Lane, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

      Year of move

      1980

      Reason for move

      New Police HQ opened at Nettleham

    Custodian
    Lincolnshire Police

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Backboard

    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    • Nottingham Journal 23/4/1949 (page 6) reported that, during the service to dedicate the Constabulary's WW2 memorial (see WMR 87618), the Bishop of Lincoln also dedicated the Constabulary's WW1 memorial.