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Location
Ventnor Heritage Centre, Ventnor, Isle of Wight See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 40857 Description Wooden triptych, which carries names of members of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a friendly / temperance society, who died in the Great War. The outer panels of the triptych bear names of office holders of the Order. Originally located in the Ventnor office of the Order, the memorial was later located in the offices in St Thomas Square in Newport, and was subsequently acquired by an antique shop in Cowes. The current owner is Geoff Allan, the compiler of this web site, and the memorial is on loan to the Ventnor Heritage Centre for display. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
IN LASTING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE 25 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAND'S PIONEER TENT (NO 205) INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES ----- names as given below ----- WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR ----- "LEST WE FORGET" Further Information
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Memorials & Monuments
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