Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Shropshire
Town
Whitchurch
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 03rd December 1919
    Attended by: MAJOR LAMBERT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13923

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Current location

Window in the chancel.
ST JOHNS WESLEYAN CHURCH
St John's Street.
Whitchurch
North Shropshire
Shropshire
SY13 1QT
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 54314 41726
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION
Inscription
TO THE GLORY AND GOD AND IN/ SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE UNDERMENTIONED MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH/ AND CONGREGATION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ CAUSE OF FREEDOM DURING THE WAR 1914 - 1918 (NAMES) WW2 plaque is identical, just the dates are different.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burrows, William Ernest
Chidlow, Ernest Walter
Crewe, James
Davies, Harry
Foreshaw, John William George
Grindley, Colin John
Jones, John Thomas
Mason, Ernest Thomas
Oulton, Douglas Arthur
Parbutt, Joseph William Leonard
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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