Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: C 13th November 1948
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Salop
  • Unveiled
    Date: C 13th November 1948
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13890

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Current location

Shrewsbury Abbey
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY2 6BS
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 49848 12475
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR-HEADED PLAIN SLATE TABLET SURMOUNTING A CHILMARK STONE BACKBOARD WITH BASE, PEDIMENT AND FLANKING COLUMNS. INSCRIPTION IN GILT LETTERING COLOURED ABBEY COAT OF ARMS ABOVE INSCRIPTION
Inscription
1939 - 1945/ THE ABBEY ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Arthur Robert Mervyn
Barber, George Douglas
Bates, Eric Victor
Beard, Arthur Brentnall
Boyling, George
Bridgewater, George
Bromfield, John
Brown, Cyril Thomas
Brown, Raymond Gordon
Bywater, Walter Cyril
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Westmoreland
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Chilmark
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 1948 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 1948 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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