St Leonard's Parish

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: May 1924
Attended by: Bishop of Hereford

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

38057

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Current location

St Leonard's Hall Church
Racecourse Drive
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 4NR
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 70486 93429
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

WOODEN BOARD. CARVED REPRESENTATION OF THE CRUCIFIXION

Inscription

LET US REMEMBER WITH HONOUR AND LOVE THEM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. LET US THANK GOD FOR THEIR EXAMPLE AND PRAY THAT WE MAY LIVE WORTHILY OF THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE/ (names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Beaman, Percy
Berry, Charles
Briggs, Sidney John
Briggs, William
Brown, Edward
Burton, Eric Frank
Cartwright, Frank
Childs, George
Cooper, Edward
Dain, John Leslie
See details for all 55 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 55
Served and returned: 0
Died: 55
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname THEN forename

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Site: £60

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE 16 May 1924
WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS 17 May 1924

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