Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Lichfield
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13619
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Current location
St Michael's Chapel
Lichfield Cathedral
The Close
Lichfield
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 7LD
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 11496 09737
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- An elaborately decorated Roll of Honour in the form of a Book of Remembrance with illuminated text. The frontispiece of the book is particularly highly decorated. The names are presented in alphabetical order by village/town. The book is housed within a glass-topped oak display cabinet.
- Inscription
- [Frontispiece] : THEY WHOM THIS ROLL/ COMMEMORATES WERE/NUMBERED AMONGST THOSE/ WHO AT THE CALL OF KING/ & COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT/ WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDUR-/ED HARDNESS, FACED DANGER/ & FINALLY PASSED OUT OF/ THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE/ PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-/ SACRIFICE, GIVING UP THEIR/ OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS/ MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM./ LET THOSE WHO COME/ AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR/ NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN./ [Names of campaign areas listed: FRANCE/ FLANDERS/ ITALY/ GALIPOLI [sic]/ MESOPOTAMIA/ PALESTINE/ AFRICA [Roll of Honour P1]: THEY WERE A WALL UNTO/ US, BOTH BY NIGHT & DAY/ {FIRST VILLAGE]: ABBOTS BROMLEY/ [Names...]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper - Case
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
- Roll of honour
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Lichfield Cathedral
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