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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tamworth
Town
Glascote
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28439

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Current location

Delivery Office
Blythe Street
Glascote
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 2BP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 21405 03425
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Tamworth HPO or Delivery Office (accounts vary)
    Tamworth
    Tamworth
    Staffordshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
TWO BRASS PLAQUES FIXED TO WOODEN BACKBOARDS. THE TOP PLAQUE COMMEMORATING FWW DEAD IS NOWY-HEADED. THE BOTTOM (WW2) PLAQUE IS A PLAIN RECTANGLE. CROSS SET IN A LAUREL WREATH UNDER THE CURVE OF THE NOWY-HEADED TOP.
Inscription
TOP PLAQUE - 1914 1918 / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY / THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS / OF / [NAMES] BOTTOM PLAQUE - ALSO TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN WORLD WAR 1939 -1945 / [NAMES]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, William H
Brittain, Thomas William
Herbert, Reginald R
Jackson, Donald Spencer
Lycett, Robert Arthur
Painter, Charles
Richardson, Norman
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 425, width 175
    Materials: Wood
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
POST OFFICE
Reference

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