Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Shropshire
Town
Whitchurch
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th September 1920
    Attended by: REV A R PARKER
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13924

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Current location

West wall
St Alkmund's Church
Church Strret
Whitchurch
North Shropshire
Shropshire
SY13 1LB

England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 54080 41715
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
White marble-bordered triptych, the central panel of which is a mosaic depicting St Michael slaying the Devil. Black marble tablets to the sides, with a striped mosaic border, carry the incised and gilded names. Above is a pink alabaster nowy arch, at the centre of which is a shield carrying the royal crest on a bed of palm leaves. Beneath the triptych sits an alabaster panel with a central tablet carrying the Dedication and donor details, incised and blacked.
Inscription
On the side tablets: (Names) On the tablet beneath: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE WHITCHURCH/ MEN WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ This tablet is dedicated by the parents/ of Lieut. Thomas Chesters Bowler.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 120
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 120
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials, awards, rank (Lance Corporal and above)
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Mosaic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS 18 September 1920: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE

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