Wysall
Nottinghamshire


Photo: Norman Thorpe

Wysall is a handsome village surrounded by good farming land at the edge of the Wolds. It has a mediaeval parish church, Holy Trinity, with a thirteenth century tower and spire.

Twelve men from Wysall served in the Great War, and they all came home again. To celebrate their safe return, a clock was installed in the church tower, with a dedicatory brass plaque just inside the south door. This plaque has a Roll of Honour naming the twelve men:-

Wysall Holy Trinith Church

This church clock was donated by
the villagers as a thanksgiving
memorial for the safe return of the
twelve men from the village who
served in the armed forces during
the Great War 1914-1918.

J. Baldock, E. Bryans, J. W. Derrick
A. Elding, R. A. Freckingham, J. Halford
H. Halford, H. Wade, H. Wilson, G. Wilson
C. Young, H. Young

Thanks Be to God


Photo: Norman Thorpe

In addition, each of the men was presented with a silver ink-stand engraved with his name and the words " With gratitude from Wysall for answering Duty's call in the Great War"

Near the brass plaque there is also a stone tablet which says

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SGT PILOT JAMES ROBERT ELDING RAFVR DIED

ON ACTIVE SERVICE FEBRUARY 9th 1943 AGE 21 YEARS

So Wysall was not a Thankful village in the Second World War.

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