Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Sandwell
Town
Blackheath
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17490

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Current location

High St
Blackheath
Sandwell
West Midlands
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 970 860
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH AND OBELISK. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH SMALL BRONZE WREATH ON THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE OBELISK
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THEGREAT WAR / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE / RECORDED HEREON. / ALSO IN THANKFULNESS TO / ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE / LIVES OF THOSE / WHO SERVED AND WERE / SPARED TO RETURN 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, B
Birchill, D H
Bolton, E
Bolton, F
Briogewater, H
Carter, W
Deakin, A
Evans, B
Golding, H
Griffiths, S
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 24
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
THE CHURCH

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