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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Drayton Bassett
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR HENRY CHARLES MITCHELL (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15th February 1920
Attended by: Bishop of Lichfield
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13526
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Current location
DRAYTON BASSETT CHURCH
Drayton Bassett
Lichfield
Staffordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 190 000
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- STONE CELTIC CROSS. BASE TAPERS SO IS NARROWER AT TOP THAN BOTTOM. BASE BEARS INSCRIPTION ON RED GRANITE PLAQUES. WHOLE SET ON TWO STEPS. STEPS HAVE STONE FLOWER HOLDERS.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL AND/ UNDYING REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS/ VILLAGE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL/ GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE."/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ball, Alfred W
Forrest, J Angus
Glower, Harry
Hicken, Albert J
Ingley, James
Tilling, Samuel C
See details for all 6 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height C 8FT 6IN
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- DRAYTON BASSETT VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL
- WMO ID: 110272
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 19-08-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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