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At a recent heritage weekend at St Andrews Methodist church, one of the parishioners mentioned plaques that had been on display in the church at its previous site.

The plaques had actually been in storage for decades and were in a rather sad state, however a group of the church members led by Ann and Charlie Reading decided to take the bull by horns and clean the plaques up.

With a bit of help from the War Trust the pieces of brass are now bright, shiny and on display at the church, doing the men they are dedicated to proud.

On November 4th the church is having a rededication ceremony for the plaque and there is the hope that some relatives of the men will be present.

If you think you may be related to any of the men listed below, give us a call at the BBC on 01482 32 32 32 and we will put you in touch with Ann and Charlie.

The men listed on the plaques are as follows

JW Bancroft : L/Cpl 10th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment (Chums)
Raymond Bannister : L/Cpl 1st Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
Jack Grant Blow : Pte 11th Btn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
George A Brown : Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery
Thomas James Croft : L/Cpl 1/7th Btn Middlesex Reg. C Coy
Frank Gardiner Grant : Driver 230th C Bty. 230th Royal Field Artillery
George Rowland Grant : Pte 2nd Btn Essex Regiment
Kenneth J Hill : Pte Signaller 2nd Btn Sherwood Foresters
R N Hodgson : Pte 1st Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
Thomas Sinderson Humberstone : Pte 9th Btn Yorkshire Regiment
Thomas Archibald Mallett : Pte 2nd/4th Btn Lincolnshire regiment
Benjamin Nicholson : Pte 2nd Btn Lincolnshire regiment
Cyril Armitage Peace : Deck boy, royal navy reserve, HM Trawler ‘James Seckar’
William Henry Rowbotham : Engineman Royal Naval Reserve, HM Trawler ‘Night Hawk’
Frank Sydney Sheardown : Pte 8th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
Herbert Kirk Sheardown : Pte 2nd Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
Edwin Showler : Pte 10th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment (Chums)
George Robert Showler : Company Sergeant Major 1/5th Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
Henry Hellyer Webster (Minister’s son) : 1st Btn Lincolnshire Regiment
J William Wheatley : Rifleman 10th Btn Rifle Brigade