Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bridgnorth
Town
Tong
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: February 1920
    Attended by: Earl of Bradford, clergy, parishioners
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14083

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Current location

Left hand pillar at entrance to the chancel
St Bartholomew's Church
Newport Road (A41)
Tong
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
TF11 8PP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 79572 07390
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted brass plaque with ornate white marble surround and grey marble backboard. Incised lettering picked out in black; names with date of death in a single column beneath. The frame is pitched at top with shelf at base. Carved border of leaves and Tudor roses surrounds the plaque. Carved Light Infantry horn badge on a cap surrounded by leaves in pediment at top. Crossed swords and a shield carved in marble above the plaque, the shield has 1914-1919 incised in it and picked out in gold.
Inscription
In Shield at top: 1914 1919 Plaque: Their name liveth for evermore./ TO THE/ GLORIOUS AND UNDYING MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT STRUGGLE OF RIGHT./ AGAINST MIGHT./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allman, Frederick C.
Beech, Cecil F.
Beech, Charles
Boden, Albert H.
Carrington, Sidney
Cooper, William
Evans, William D.
Picken, Frank
Rowley, Walter H.
Smith, James E.
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials, age at death
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1520mm, width 915mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 610mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height c1530mm, width c930mm
    Materials: Marble - Grey
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE

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