Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Town
- Caverswall
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13700
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Blythe Bridge Road
Caverswall
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
ST11 9EA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 95169 42794
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, portrait oriented backboard supporting a curve-headed white marble tablet. Low relief of St George and the dragon in lunette at top centre of tablet. Incised inscription and names infilled with black paint.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE OF / (25 NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHT / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 25
Served and returned: 0
Died: 25
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, honours
Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: depth 57mm, height 1300mm, width 500mm
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- 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
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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