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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: April 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th June 1920
    Attended by: MAJ A E LEES
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14131

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Current location

PENGWERNE BOAT CLUB
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 490 120
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
OAK BOARD WITH DESIGNS IN RELIEF AND INSCRIPTION. ADDITIONAL BOARDS PLACED ON EITHER SIDE AFTER WW2. ARMS OF SHREWSBURY AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD, INSCRIPTION FLANKED BY TWO UNION JACKS AND TWO FLAGS OF ST GEORGE
Inscription
IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PENWERNE BOAT CLUB WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 (NAMES) (LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, J W
Birch, A R
Brooks, T
Crewe, W J
Davies, A R H
Davies, J
Davies, W Ll.
Gallimore, H T K
Gough, G
Gutterridge, T A
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 29
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 16/04/1949 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 15/04/1949 Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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