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Memorial details

Memorial type

Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen

District

Shrewsbury And Atcham

Town

Shrewsbury

County

Shropshire

Country

England

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: July 1921
Attended by: MAJ GEN DEVERELL

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

13894

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Current location

ST CHADS CHURCH
St Chad's Terrace
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY1 1JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 48828 12434
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

REREDOS WITH ASSOCIATED NOWY HEADED TABLET: THREE RECESSED TABLETS IN ELABORATE FRAME

Inscription

THIS TABLET TOGETHER WITH/ THE REREDOS IS ERECTED IN/ GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/" THE FITTEST PLACE WHERE MAN CAN DIE/ IS WHERE HE DIES FOR MAN"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adamson, H B
Asterley, C H
Bates, H P
Beddow, W E
Belton, T M
Bennett, W E
Birch, W
Boyer, S
Brown, H
Byers, H
See details for all 81 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 0
Died: 81
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank
Order of information: rank,surname

Components

Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Alabaster
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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