Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18233

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Current location

National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 188 147
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
    ROYAL AND SUN ALLIANCE
    Badgers Rake La
    Ledsham
    Chester
    Cheshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 350 740
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
ORNATE BRONZE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN THE CENTRE BORDERED BY SYMMETRICAL PATTERN BORDER LAUREL BRANCHES IN RELIEF AT THE TOP OF THE PLAQUE. TWO URNS DEPICTED AT THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PLAQUE.
Inscription
1914 1919/ TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE LINCOLN/ OFFICE AND ITS SUB-BRANCHES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ "REQUIESCANT IN PACE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dickinson, Hubert J
Foster, Joseph H
Grantham, Percy W
Knott, Frederick G
Owston, W H
Reade, Leonard E
Short, John
Taylor, Anthony
Wray, L Halkes
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: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional,surname,forename
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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