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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)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 October 1920
    Attended by: Rev Hilary A Wilson
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14016

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Current location

ABBEY FOREGATE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 490 120
Denomination: Congregational

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Description
A stained-glass window of two lights depicting the Recording Angel and the Angel of Peace. There is an associated bronze plaque, mounted on a marble slab, bearing an inscription in relief; it has a floriate border and the interwoven initials 'AFCC' at the top.
Inscription
TABLET: 1914 REMEMBRANCE 1919 / (NAMES) / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR LEFT LIGHT OF WINDOW: THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH RIGHT LIGHT: NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barker, W J
Cope, S
Easthope, R J H
Edwards, G A
Ford, E L
Jones, G F
Morris, R E
Owen, C E
Powell, A E
Presser, C H
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 'Shrewsbury: Abbey Foregate Memorial', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 22 October 1920, p. 4.
  • 'Tribute to the Dead: Memorial at Abbey Foregate Congregational Church Unveiled', Shrewsbury Chronicle, 29 October 1920, p. 5.

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