Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Birmingham
Town
Winson Green
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43368

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Current location

60
Bishop Latimer United Church (Latimer Hall)
Beeton Road
Winson Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B18 4QD
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 04156 88781
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • Bishop Latimer with All Saints Church
    Handsworth New Road
    Winson Green
    Birmingham
    West Midlands
    B18 4PT
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SP 04190 88794
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
1) Wall mounted, white limestone tablet with dedicatory incised inscription. 2) Below the tablet is a case with names in gold coloured lettering inscribed on vellum.
Inscription
Tablet: IN / HONOURED AND SACRED / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION / AND PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS Case: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / (128 NAMES) 1914 + 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bagland, S
Baker, James William
Baker, W
Bampton, Leonard
Batsford, Harry G
Batsford, John E
Bellfield, Albert
Bird, William Charles
Borell, Cornelius
Bradley, William H
See details for all 126 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 128
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 128
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: depth c 300mm, height c 150mm, width c 300mm
    Materials: Cast Iron
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 30mm, height c 1450mm, width c 600mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities.

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