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Coningsby

Coningsby war memorial is located on the High Street in the town. The memorial consists of an Aberdeen red granite column which is broken at an angle on the shaft; this surmounts three plinths which hold the lead letter inscriptions for the memorial and the whole sits on a Portland stone base.

In 2010, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £62 towards the cleaning of the stone around the inscriptions with non-metallic brushes and de-ionised water.  This facilitated the re-painting of the lead letters in black enamel and for any loose letters to be re-secured to improve the legibility and security of the inscriptions.

The memorial was built in 1921 by Thomas Kent of Boston, Lincolnshire for £150. The memorial was dedicated in September 1921 by Rev. Henry Felix.

A plaque on the memorial reads:
“This memorial was erected in 1921
by public subscription. The design
of the broken column symbolises
a broken life and is a tribute to
all those men from this parish
who made the supreme sacrifice
for our freedom”

The inscriptions on the memorial read:

“This monument is erected by
the parishoners of Coningsby
in loving and grateful memory
of all whose names are recorded
below, and who gave their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918” 

The names commemorated are:
William Adams
Joseph Brookes
James Arthur Cobb
Edward Inman Codd
Lionel Clifton (missing)
Sidney Gant
Edward Barker Kettle
Arthur Edwin Lane
Walter Lee
Edwin Lamyman
Fred Pick
Alfred Rowell
Fred Sleaford
John William Wilkinson
Charles Herbert Ward
John T. E. Wright 

“Also in memory of
F. Belton
K. Belton
W.A. Bettinson
F. E. Brown
J. Davis
N. Hutton
H. V. Mayfield
L. Porter
Who made the supreme sacrifice
In the Second World War 1939-1945,
and in gratitude for the lives spared.”

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3945
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 20327

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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