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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- North Shropshire
- Town
- Stanton Upon Hine Heath
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 20 November 1921
Attended by: BRIG GEN J V CAMPBELL VC CMG DSO ADC - Dedicated
Date: 9 November 1946
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 9 November 1946
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 20 November 1921
Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF SHREWSBURY - Show More (3)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13853
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Current location
St Andrews Church
Stanton Upon Hine Heath
North Shropshire
Shropshire
SY4
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 770 070
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WOODEN LYCHGATE WITH TILED PITCHED ROOF. ROOF TOPPED WITH CROSS. SANDSTONE BASE. TWO STONE PANELS WITHIN STRUCTURE BEAR INSCRIPTION.
- Inscription
- THIS GATEWAY IS ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN REVERENT MEMORY OF/(Names)/ WHO OF THE 64 MEN OF STANTON/ THAT SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" SECOND TABLET: THIS TABLET IS IN/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ William Henry Griffiths/Maurice George Hassall/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ "THY WILL BE DONE"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roof
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Terracotta - Gate posts
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Roof
- 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
- History
- 1946 Nov WW2 tablet added
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
- Reference
- WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 11 December 1920 p.8 col.4 26 November 1921 p.5 col.3 16 November 1946 p.8 col.6 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
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