Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Solihull
- Town
- Solihull
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17586
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Current location
ON THE EAST WALL OF THE BELL RINGING CHAMBER
ST ALPHEGE CHURCH
Solihull
Solihull
West Midlands
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 150 790
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- PEAL OF BELLS WITH DEDICATORY COPPER PLAQUE
- Inscription
- THE ST MARTIN'S GUILD / OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS FOR THE / DIOCESEOF BIRMINGHAM / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / PRIVATE TOM TURNER / 9TH BATT: ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT. / A REGULAR SERVICE RINGER AT THIS CHURCH WHO / WAS KILLED AT GALLIPOLI ON AUGUST 10TH / 1915. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO RECORD A PEAL OF / GRANDSIRE CATERS / 5057 CHANGES / RUNG IN 3 HOURS AND 31 MINUTES WITH THE BELLS / HALF-MUFFLED ON SATURDAY FEB: 22 1919, AT / THE TIME WHEN MEMORIAL SERVICES WERE BEING / HELD THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM TO HONOUR THOSE / RINGERS WHO HAD GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR. / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Turner, Tom
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 820MM, width 510MM
Materials: Copper
- Plaque
- 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
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