PORCHFIELD METHODISTS - WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 21825

Address

PORCHFIELD VILLAGE HALL
PORCHFIELD
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Denomination:	METHODIST
Other Location Details:	The plaque was originally in the Porchfield Methodist Chapel which is now a private house
OS Map Ref:	SZ 447 913

Previous Locations

Address	Date Moved	Reason for Move
METHODIST CHURCH NEW ROAD PORCHFIELD	1991	CURRENT LOCATION UNKNOWN AFTER THE CHURCH WAS NO LONGER USED (1996)

Inscription

THIS TABLET/ IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ "WE HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT/ WE HAVE FINISHED OUR COURSE"

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
BACKBOARD	SLATE	2FT 6"	3FT		GOOD
FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIAL	MARBLE - WHITE				GOOD

Physical Description

TABLET

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	FIRST WORLD WAR
Total names on memorial:	4
Served & Returned	0
Died	4
Is this an exact count?	Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	rank, year died, place of death, manner of death, age of death
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:	1994: RELOCATED IN VILLAGE HALL AFTER CHURCH MADE REDUNANT IN 1991.

Ceremonies

Date:	Circa 1919

Role	Performed By
UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Type:	Public
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	No
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	2
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No