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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Edwin Cole (Designer)
A E Lloyd Oswell (Architect)
Mr Henry Price (Builder)
Messrs. Weale and Keble (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 June 1920
    Attended by: Brig Gen H C Cholmondley CB CBE
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 June 1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Shrewsbury
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14000

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Current location

South side of the Church
St Alkmunds Church
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY1 1UG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 49271 12479
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A stained-glass window depicting Christ appearing to a dying soldier, with an associated tablet of white marble with a red border bearing an inscription.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH AND PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT / WAR 1914 -1918, THE ABOVE WINDOW WAS RECONSTRUCTED / AND THIS TABLET ERECTED 1920 / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baldwin, R
Belton, T
Dolman, A V
Dolman, N F
Evans, A
Goodwin, F
Herbert, C
Higgins, A G
Lowe, J E
Mcalister, G D
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £346 13s 10d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
THE CHURCHWARDENS
Reference
  • 'Shrewsbury and District: Parochial War Memorials at Shrewsbury', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 14 March 1919, p. 6.
  • 'Shrewsbury: St. Alkmund's', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 8 April 1921, p. 4.
  • 'Shrewsbury Heroes Remembered: War Memorial Dedicated at St. Alkmund's', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 25 June 1920, p. 4.
  • 'Shrewsbury: St. Alkmund's Church', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 9 April 1920, p. 4.
  • 'Shrewsbury and District: War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 15 March 1919, p. 6.

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