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    Memorial

    Saffron Walden St Mary's Church original WW1 Roll of Honour

    Saffron Walden St Mary's Church original WW1 Roll of Honour

    Source: Copyright Saffron Walden Museum (Accession number 1996-93)

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    Current Location

    Accession number 1996-93, Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, CB10 1JL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 53836 38719

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    Type of Memorial
    Roll of honour or book of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    98065
    Description
    Rectangular Roll of Honour in coloured ink, in a glazed wooden frame.
    Inscription
    Saffron Walden/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS BOROUGH WHO HAVE/ FALLEN IN THE WAR/ 1914 1919/ (names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    132
    Died
    132
    Information shown
    Forenames, surname
    Order of names
    The names are listed in three columns, neither alphabetically by surname nor chronologically by date of death.
    Maintenance History
    Accession number 1996-93.

    Previous Location(s)

    • St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Path, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, CB10 1JP, England

      Denomination

      Church of England

      Year of move

      1996

      Reason for move

      Replaced by the wooden Roll of Honour board that now hangs in the Church (see our reference 76146), so this original Roll of Honour was deposited with Saffron Walden Museum.

    Custodian
    Saffron Walden Museum

    Components

    Roll of honour

    Made from: Paper


    Condition: Good


    Frame

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • St Mary's Church Historical Guide states of the combined WW1/WW2 memorial board that now hangs in the South Aisle that: "The Roll of Honour, replacing two former ones, was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Lord Braybrooke and consecrated by the Bishop of Colchester on the 10th November 1996". https://www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org/Articles/535251/Historical_Guide.aspx
    • Our record of the wooden WW1 Roll of Honour board that replaced this framed Roll of Honour can be found at https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/76146