Rugby & District Free Churches - Home WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Memorial homes / Alms houses

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 13th July 1946
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Dedicated
Date: 13th July 1946
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

19528

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Current location

5
Bilton House
Bawnmore Road
Rugby
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 7QH
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 48599 73706
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Home for the elderly. Wall mounted, landscape orientated dedicatory nowy-headed board with framed wooden border. Engraved inscription infilled with gold coloured paint.

Inscription

THIS HOUSE / WAS DEDICATED ON 13TH JULY 1946 / AS A HOME FOR AGED PEOPLE AND AS A GRATEFUL / MEMORIAL TO ALL FROM THE RUGBY AND DISTRICT / FREE CHURCHES WHO SERVED, SUFFERED OR SACRIFICED / IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945, ESPECIALLY TO THESE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES / ( 19 NAMES in three columns)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Amos, William
Askill, Josiah
Cox, Bryan
Harrop, Sydney
Kitcher, Eric
Mortimer, Cyril
Nielsen, John
Perrin, Arnold
Pickford, Leslie
Pluck, Reginald
See details for all 19 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename

Components

Board
Measurements: depth 20 mm, height 559 mm, width 889 mm
Materials: Wood - Oak

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Site: £6000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Responsibility

Bilton House staff.

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