Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Birmingham
Town
Acocks Green
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 08th August 1965
    Attended by: O F GLOSTER
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19520

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Current location

The memorial is located outside Acocks Green Library.
Shirley Road
Acocks Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B27 7XH
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 12079 83091
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A Garden of Remembrance with two tablets. The tablet on the wall has the British Legion motif at top centre. WW1 and WW2 tablets with names as well as Wellesbourne School - there are three other tablets associated with Old Boys but not pictured here.
Inscription
Tablet on wall: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE/ CREATED BY THE ACOCKS GREEN BRANCH/ IN MEMORY OF FALLEN COMRADES/ UNVEILED BY MR O F GLOSTER (BRANCH PRESIDENT)/ ON SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST 1965/ DEDICATED BY THE REV C H I BALL ST. MARY'S THE VIRGIN CHURCH/ FUNDS RAISED BY BRANCH AND WOMENS SECTION/ TOGETHER WITH DONATIONS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS/ AND TRADESPEOPLE Tablet in Garden of Remembrance: 1914 1939 1918 1945 LEST WE FORGET WW1 board in church AM DG "RIDE ON BECAUSE OF TRUTH, MEEKNESS, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / AND THY RIGHT HAND SHALL TEACH THEE TERRIBLE THINGS". IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WAR, 1914 - 1919. GOD IS NOT THE GOD OF THE DEAD BUT OF THE LIVING FOR ALL LIVE UNTO HIM. AND OF 1939 1945 (names) ALSO THE FOLLOWING OLD BOYS OF WELLESBOURNE SCHOOL (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aitken, H.
Allman, T. W. E.
Arculus, H.
Bailey, E. T.
Banning, F.
Bayley, G.
Beech, H.
Bennett, E. W.
Bevan, M.
Bimrose, C.
See details for all 114 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 88
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 88
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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