A memorial set up in memory of those who died in the First World War had been re-sited in the 1980s and now stood within the churchyard and therefore within the jurisdiction of the consistory court. The petitioners sought to add a bronze plaque matching the original First World War plaque to commemorate those of the parish who were killed in action in the Second World War. By the time the petition was heard the plaque had already been cast. It contained, in addition to the names, the date 3 September 2009 (being the seventieth anniversary of the start of the war) and the words ‘Your life! Our freedom!’ The Chancellor permitted the addition of the plaque with the removal of the final words. There was some debate about the date, 3 September 2009. The chancellor considered this to be a significant and suitable date, and it was immaterial that the date had passed prior to the addition of the plaque to the memorial. [WA]