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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Newcastle Under Lyme
Town
Halmerend
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th/20th September 1924
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13528

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Current location

High St
Halmerend
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 804 488
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CONCRETE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TWO SHALLOW STEPS. THESE ARE SURMOUNTED BY A PEDESTAL UPON WHICH IS THE OBELISK. RUBBLE WALL WITH RAISED POINTING AT THE REAR AND TO THE SIDES OF THE MEMORIAL. ORNAMENTED CHAIN AROUND THE WHOLE SITE A WREATH IN RELIEF IS AT THE TOP OF THE OBELISK ON ALL FOUR SIDES
Inscription
CARVED CAPITOL: 1914-1918 PEDASTAL, SIDE ONE: THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / (NAMES) PEDESTAL, SIDE TWO: FOR OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barlow, A E
Barnet, J
Bateman, H
Birkin, E
Bowers, C
Brockley, C T
Burley, A
Chatfield, W
Clarke, L
Colclough, W
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Hornton
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: C £250

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
DISTRICT COUNCIL

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