Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Shrewsbury And Atcham
- Town
- Atcham
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 18 July 1920
Attended by: Lord Berwick
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14028
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Current location
S.Eata Parish Church
Atcham
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY5 6QE
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 54087 09198
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- The First World War plaque is affixed to the wall vertically, with the inscription and names in black lettering. There is a single-line border, with the letters 'A' and 'O', for Alpha and Omega, in the top left and right corners. The Second World War plaque is attached directly below, laid horizontally, with a single-line border.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF ATCHAM PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ R.I.P. ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)/ "FATHER, INTO THY HANDS"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Benbow, J H
Bywater, R H
Carswell, J
Heath, P R
Hughes, F
Hughes, W
Luther, E T W
Martin, H
Smith, F M
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- 'Atcham War Memorial', Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News, 24 July 1920, p. 8.
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