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Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Grindon
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51190

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Current location

TABLET ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CHURCH
All Saints Church
Grindon
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 085 545
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CLOCK WITH DEDICATORY WHITE MARBLE TABLET ON A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD PLACED WITHIN THE CHURCH. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN ACTION, OR GAVE THEIR/ SERVICES IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ WHICH ENDED IN A VICTORY FOR ENGLAND./ THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ "I WILL HAVE THEM IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE"/ THE ROLL OF SERVICE/ (NAMES)/ THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS AS A THANK OFFERING FOR PEACE/ AND AS A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO DIED/ OR FOUGHT IN THE WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Fred
Burnett, Harold
Carter, James A
Chadwick, William
Critchlow, William
Denham, Norman
Frith, Ernest
Gibson, James
Goldstraw, John
Malkin, James
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 23
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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