Thorney War Memorial (Abbey Church)
Thorney
Cambridgeshire
England
Cambridgeshire
England
About
Thorney Abbey dates from 972 when large stone buildings were constructed similar to nearby abbeys at Peterborough and Ely. Following the Dissolution of the Monastries, the Abbey's church was reduced to a ruin. The nave survived and was restored to become the Parish Church of St Mary and St Botoloph. The war memorial is inside and has 45 names from the First World War, including one soldier originally from Oakham, Charles William Scott. There is an identical memorial in nearby Bedford Hall which was moved there from Thorney Methodist Church when it closed in 2003.
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1 Rutlander remembered here
SCOTT
Charles William
From Oakham
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After leaving the A47 towards Thorney, the Abbey is well signposted and easily found. The Abbey church has a fortified appearance with its two castellated towers on the front elevation.The memorial plaque is located inside the Abbey church: a substantial stone monument naming 45 men lost from the parish of Thorney. C.W.Scott ( Charles William Scott ) is one of those named.
By marko-12 on Wednesday 18th January '17 at 2:37pm
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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