Kelham St Wilfrid

War Memorial

The Chapel of St George commemorates the men of Kelham, Averham and Staythorpe who died in the two world wars. A framed notice on the south wall of the chapel reads:

THIS CHAPEL OF SAINT GEORGE
WAS DEDICATED BY THE
LORD BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL
ON MAY 8th 1949
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THESE VILLAGES
AND FROM THE HOUSE
OF THE SACRED MISSION
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE WORLD WARS
WHICH BEGAN IN
1914 AND 1939

Their names are inscribed in the Book of
Remembrance which is kept before the Altar

Cover

Book of
Remembrance case

A Book of Remembrance is kept inside a glass and wood case. Further information on the parishioners who died in the First World War is available on the Nottinghamshire Roll of Honour website.