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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wrekin
- Town
- Newport
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS LLOYD OSWELL AND IREDALE (Architect)
MR WARDLE (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 03rd April 1921
Attended by: BRIG GEN A H O LLOYD - Dedicated
Date: 03rd April 1921
Attended by: DEAN OF LICHFIELD - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13908
Current location
In the churchyard
St Nicholas Church
83 High Street
Newport
Wrekin
Shropshire
TF10 7AY
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 74500 19185
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Plain cross on an octagonal plinth. Dedicatory plaques inset into the faces of plinth.
- Inscription
- SOUTH EAST FACE: IN HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF NEWPORT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WARS / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945 / R.I.P. NORTHEAST AND SOUTH WEST FACES: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, A
Allen, J
Bowring, J
Brown, C
Budgen, R G
Burgess, H J
Callingham, J B
Cooper, F K
Cooper, F P
Edwards, E
See details for all 64 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 64
Served and returned: 0
Died: 64
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Newport War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Newport
- WMO ID: 219597
- Condition: Good [last updated on 30-10-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £270 0S 0D
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL
- Reference
- Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY
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