Chelmarsh WW1 Plaque

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Bridgnorth
Town: Chelmarsh
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 13838

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Current location

St Peter's Church
B4555
Chelmarsh
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6BA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 72054 87845
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

NOWY-HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH MOULDED MARBLE SURROUND. NAMES CARVED IN BLACK. GOLD CROSS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 / (NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bache, R
Bache, W
Blount, S
Bywater, C
Egan, A L
Egan, G
Hancox, J
Hill, H
Ince, H
Jones, A
See details for all 22 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname with C Bywater out of place, at the end

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 4.5 IN, height 46 IN, width 39 IN
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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