Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Walsall
Town
Darlaston
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43387

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Current location

On the corner of New Street and Church Street
Darlaston. The car park is accessed from Cramp Hill.
ST LAWRENCES CHURCH
Church St
Darlaston
Walsall
West Midlands
WS10 8ES
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 97696 96830
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large marble tablet with cornice. Inscription at the top and names in four columns, each divided by a slender column. Broken necked pediment at each end of the top of the cornice Cross with the broken pediment on the left side and crown within the broken pediment on the right side
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE DARLASTON MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldritt, William
Atkins, Charles
Bailey, Edward
Bateman, William
Bates, Thomas
Bayley, Joseph F.
Beddall, Arthur E.
Belcher, Archibald C.
Bellingham, Richard
Benton, James
See details for all 209 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 209
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 209
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died, forename, surname
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1580MM, width 2110MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH AUTHORITIES
Reference

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