Memorial

Littlebury WW1 Roll of Honour

Source: Copyright Gordon Ridgewell

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Current Location

Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Littlebury, Uttlesford, Essex, CB11 4TR, England

TL 51690 39486

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 97757
Description: Glazed-framed rectangular hand-written Roll of Honour, the top section of which has silhouettes of two soldiers flanking a group of Allied flags; on either side of the servicemen is a further Allied flag. The lower section of the Roll of Honour has a two-line border; each corner has a red emblem representing a Commonwealth/Allied nation: at top-left is the New Zealand emblem; at top-right is the Canadian maple-leaf; at bottom-left is a depiction of an eastern-style sword (possibly representing India?); at bottom-right is the Australian emblem. The names of Littlebury's parishioners who served are listed in three columns, along with the units in which they served and annotations re those who were decorated, died, were wounded, or taken Prisoner of War. (N.B. Some of those named on the Roll of Honour actually died, but were not annotated as such, e.g. brigadier General Colin Lawrence Macnab, who died 13/10/1918).
Inscription: 1914/ALLIES/ Roll of Honour/For/ King & Country/ Littlebury/ Name, Regt. or Ship, Remarks/ (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 74
Served: 58
Died: 16
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, decorations, military unit, whether, died or wounded
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname, in three columns

Roll of honour

Made from: Paper

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

"Lest We Forget: The First World War Memorials of Uttlesford District", published by Recorders of Uttlesford History, 2014; ISBN 978-1-873669-14-3; pages 76 and 77.