Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Shropshire
Town
Hordley
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1919
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Salop
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13814

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Lane
Hordley
North Shropshire
Shropshire
SY12 9BB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 38119 30829
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Portrait oriented, framed and glazed, standard Roll of Honour document with handwritten names and verse. The main list displays all names of those who Served and the four Fallen names are duplicated at the end of the list along with dates of death.
Inscription
Title: YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED / FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE / TO SERVE OUR KING & COUNTRY / BY LAND AND SEA AND AIR // List: OUR ROLL OF HONOUR / (40 Names) / "Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down his / life for his friends" / (4 Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Austin, W
Batho, C
Butter, F
Butter, H
Carsley, W
Davies, H
Dean, J
Dickin, E
Dickin, Ed
Evans, J
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: 36
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename initials, forename, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Served, died
Components
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 580mm, width 420mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 300MM, width 750MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Anonymous, 'Local News in Brief', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 2 August 1919, p. 4, cl. 2.

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