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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Birmingham
- Town
- Handsworth
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 19880
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Current location
St James' Church
St James Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
West Midlands
B21 0HL
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 03595 89702
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, landscape oriented, nowy-headed tablet with a moulded border and regimental badge at top centre. Incised inscription infilled with black paint.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FREDERIC WILLIAM COVERDALE / LIEUT. R.N.R. AGED 26 YEARS / KILLED IN ACTION IN THE AEGEAN SEA / JULY 17TH. 1917 / "ONE CLEAR CALL FOR ME"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Coverdale, Frederic William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, service, age at death, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, service, age at death, manner of death, place of death, date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: depth 50mm, height 460mm, width 770mm
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- 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
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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