Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
North Warwickshire
Town
Corley
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19049

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Current location

Lychgate
corner of Church Lane with Tamworth Road,
St. Mary's Church
known as Corley Parish Church
Church Lane
Corley
North Warwickshire
Warwickshire
CV7 8AY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 30155 85150
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Corley Village War Memorial in the form of a lychgate, constructed of wood with pitched tiled roof. Two marble tablets bear incised inscriptions & names.
Inscription
Gable : IN / MEMORIAM / 1914 1918 Tablet, right : TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / (10 NAMES) Tablet, left : 1939 - 1945 / F/O NEVILLE JOHN DUSSON / AGED 24 YEARS / MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS / 29TH OCTOBER 1944
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Duffin, Samuel
Dusson, Neville John
Fox, Edwin
Houghton, Victor
Jackson, Benjamin
Matthews, Alfred Herbert
Pettifor, Wilfred Thomas
Steeley, Herbert Walter
Steeley, Mark John
Thackhall-browett, Arnold L.
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, age, circumstances, date
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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