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War
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The War Memorial in St. George in the Meadows Church, Nottingham
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Photo : Rachel Farrand of the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials website
The War Memorial in St. George in the Meadows Church, Nottingham consists of three wooden glazed panels. National emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are at each corner of the board, which has the painted red and white shield of St George at top-centre. A drawing of the figure of St. George is in the centre panel.
163 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War
are commmeorated on the memorial, together with 19 names of those who lost
their lives in the Second World War.
A transcription of the names is on the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials website, as well as on the Nottinghamshire
County Council Roll of Honour website. The latter website includes brief
biographical information on the names commemorated.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the War Memorial in St. George in the Meadows Church, Nottingham.
Serjeant Arthur Thomas Moorcroft. 40509. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 54982 Leicestershire Regt. Husband of Florry Moorcroft,
of 78, Lamcote St., Nottingham. Killed 11 October 1917. Aged 25.
Born Nottingham, Enlisted Nottingham.
Buried DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST VLAANDEREN.
St.
George in the Meadows Church, Nottingham
Photo : © Copyright Alan
Murray-Rust and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
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