Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28305
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Current location
In a dedicated memorial garden in the grounds of Wightwick Manor (National Trust property)
Wightwick Manor
Wightwick Bank
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV6 8EE
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 86935 98492
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Mander Brothers Ltd
St John St
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 3NP
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 91290 98543
Denomination: Undefined
- Mander Brothers Ltd
- Description
- WW1 TABLET FORMED BY FIVE STONE TABLETS PLACED TOGETHER WOTHIN A MOULDED STONE FRAME. WW2 TABLET FORMED BY SINGLE SLAB OF STONE WITHIN A STONE FRAME. ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY TABLET PLACED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. INCISED INSCRIPTION ON ALL THE TABLETS
- Inscription
- WW1 TABLET: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS WORKS WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) WW2 TABLET: THE/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ MANDER BROTHERS/ LTD/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) OTHER TABLET: THE WAR MEMORIALS/ ON THIS WALL/ CAME FROM/ MANDER BROTHERS/ ST JOHN STREET/ WOLVERHAMPTON/ THESE MEN DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ THE PROFITS FROM/ THEIR WORKING LIVES/ HELPED ESTABLISH/ WIGHTWICK MANOR/ WHICH WE ENJOY/ TODAY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beresfford, Albert E
Bradley, Frederick
Butler, Joseph
Colley, James P
Collins, Alfred E
Darby, Albert E
Davies, Sidney C
Day, Arthur C
Devereux, Thomas
Egginton, Harry
See details for all 33 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 33
Served and returned: 0
Died: 33
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1240mm, width 5000mm
Materials: Stone - Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 1190mm, width 1070mm
Materials: Stone
- First World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- MANDER BROTHERS LTD WW1 AND WW2
- WMO ID: 95915
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 03-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- National Trust
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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