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Plaque 1914-18 Holy Saviour

Reference

M8.04

Place

MILBOURNE

Map ref

NZ 117751.

Original Location

In Holy Saviour Church. On window sill.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque, approx. 10 inches high, slightly curved. There is a single line border, culminating in each corner with a fleur-de-lys. The lettering is in Roman capitals for the dedication, sans serif capitals for the names, and Gothic for the quotation at the bottom.

Materials used

Brass.

Inscription

In memory of / the men of this district / who gave their lives in / the Great War 1914-1919.
"Faithful unto death".

Names

4 names inc. ranks.
See transcript.

English Heritage Listing

In Grade II Listed Building

Notes

1. Originally the plaque was mounted on a German shell case and stood outside the Village Institute, which explains its curved shape, but the case was taken away to help the war effort in 1939 and the plaque moved into the church.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

Source of quotation �Faithful unto death� Revelation 2 v 10

Research acknowledgements

Mr. and Mrs. K. Southern; J. Brown

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Plaque 1914-18 Holy Saviour (M8.04)

MILBOURNE, Holy Saviour Church.

   In memory of

   the men of this district

   who gave their lives in

   the Great War 1914-1919.

   Lieut. Wm. Brian Mortimer

   Sec. Lieut. Edmund Mortimer

   Sgt. Norman Kane

   Private George Railton

   "Faithful unto death".

NamesM8.04

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