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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Processional cross
- District
- Oswestry
- Town
- Gobowen
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 29 May 1921
Attended by: Maj Gen R A Montgomery CVO CB - Dedicated
Date: 29 May 1921
Attended by: Rev G O Browne - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13973
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Current location
All Saints Church
Old Chirk Road
Gobowen
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 3LR
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 30078 33914
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Hengoed Parish Church (Demolished)
Hengoed
Oswestry
Shropshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 280 330
Denomination: Undefined
- Hengoed Parish Church (Demolished)
- Description
- A brass processional cross with the names of the fallen inscribed upon it.
- Inscription
- (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bickley, John
Bradley, Wm
Davies, Fred
Davies, John
Edwards, Thos
Evans, John E
Frances, Richard
Frances, Thos
Garside, Wm
Hughes, Granville
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Processional cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Processional cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Hengoed
- WMO ID: 254148
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 17-12-2018]
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- History
- LOCATION OF PROCESSIONAL CROSS UNKNOWN
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- 'Hengoed War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 4 June 1921, p. 7.
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