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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Leek
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72495

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Current location

Wall mounted in staff vending area
Delivery Office
Strangman Street
Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
ST13 5DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 98295 56493
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze Plaque with a superimposed cast wreath at the top, and superimposed gold lettering, edges are in gilt
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY/OF ALL THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OFFICE/WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR AND 2ND WORLD WAR/THESE LIVES WERE LOST IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE/1914-1918/[names]/1939-1945/[name]/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Broome, J
Connolly, W P
Doody, C H
Farnell, W
Hudson, J T
Peach, G W
Rhead, W H
Thornton, T
Tipper, John Stanley
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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