Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Dudley
Town
Netherton
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48080

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Current location

in the graveyard of a now demolished chapel (1978). Just North West of The Sling
The Sling
Cinder Bank
Netherton
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 9AL
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 94073 88941
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Plain Latin Cross with a tapered shaft on a plinth and two stepped base.
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF/ THIS CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL/ & BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN/ RECOGNITION OF THE BOYS OF/ THE ARMY & NAVY WHO FOUGHT/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ MR C. GARRATT PRESt. OF COMMITTEE/ MISS A MALLEN SEC:-/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY/ JAMES ROUND ESQ/ HOCKLEY GROVE, YEW TREE HILL/ NETHERTON/ MARCH 15TH 1920 9 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: "O' ENGLAND WITH ALL THY FAULTS/ WE LOVE THEE" / IN ENGLAND'S DARKEST HOUR/ THESE FACED THE FOE/ (NAMES) 3 O'CLOCK FACE: THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ THE FOLLOWING MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED FOR US
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, J
Arnold, W
Bennett, W
Brown, W
Burgess, R
Burgess, S
Burgess, W
Butcher, H
Danks, E F
Danks, J
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: 33
    Died: 7
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank, initial, surname, decorations
    Order of information: rank, surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2290 mm, width 610 mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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