Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
South Staffordshire
Town
Codsall
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1925
    Attended by: Brigadier General T E HICKMAN CB DSO
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1946
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: June 1946
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13540

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Current location

Garden of Remembrance
Station Road
next to Codsall Railway Station
Codsall
South Staffordshire
Staffordshire
WV8 1BZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 86406 03316
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
GARDEN WITH WROUGHT IRON ARCH OVER THE ENTRANCE AND A GLASS LIGHT IN THE SHAPE OF A TORCH IN THE CENTRE. PLAQUE IS PLACED WITHIN THE GARDEN ON A SMALL STONE WALL WITH A FLOWER BED IN FRONT OF IT. PILLARS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE HAVE PLAQUES WITH NAMES OF THE DEAD ON. STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT IN THE CENTRE OF THE WROUGHT IRON ARCH OVER THE ENTRANCE
Inscription
IN HONOUR AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF CODSALL PARISH / WHO FOUGHT AND DIED / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / AND IN THE 1939-1945 WORLD WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bickley, E E
Bird, W
Bishton, E
Caswell, G H
Caswell, J
Fisher, J
Fowke, T A H
Furness, K
Gardiner, T W H
Gold, D A
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 28
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 760MM, width 100MM
    Materials: Bronze
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CODSALL PARISH COUNCIL
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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