Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Shropshire
Town
Ellesmere
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: C1928
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 28/05/1950
    Attended by: The Provost, the Venerable the Earl of Cavan, Lord and Lady Kilcoursie, the Bursar and Mrs Story.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28/05/1950
    Attended by: Rev. J. W. J. Steele, C.B.E., K.H.C., A.C.G., Western Command
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13931

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Current location

Ellesmere College
Ellesmere
North Shropshire
Shropshire
SY12 9AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 40026 33330
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Six large, rectangular tablets in Portland stone arranged around the end of a side chapel next to the west door to the main school chapel. Names are incised in red, upper-case letters. The commemorations are incised in gold, upper-case letters The tablets have been restored and continuously updated after a fire in the original chapel in 1966. A Roll of Honour originally printed in the 1930s also lists the names and details of the WW1 fallen.
Inscription
Central panel: PRO PATRIAM DIMICANS/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ (names)/ RE QUIESCANT IN PACE/ LH panel: 1939 - 1945/ (names) RH Panel: 1914 - 1918/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 165
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 165
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: height c300 mm, width c210 mm
    Materials: Paper
  • Tablets
    Measurements: depth c75 mm, height 1330 mm, width 800 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
1966 Chapel and hall had to be reconstructed after a fire.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Ellesmere College
Reference
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 18 July 1919 p.3 col.2 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY Plans for war memorial chapel
  • Buildings of England series by Various Shropshire (2006) pp. 266-7

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