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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast group
- District
- Cannock Chase
- Town
- Cannock
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Messrs Jam es Beresford & Sons (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 22 May 1923
Attended by: Councillors, Memorial Committee, the clergy, dignitaries, representatives of the fallen
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2124
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Current location
Roadside.
Market Place
Cannock
Cannock Chase
Staffordshire
WS11 1DG
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 98008 10162
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Soldier and sailor both holding unfurling standard between them surmounting tall pedestal.
- Inscription
- This Monument was Erected in Grateful Memory of the men of Cannock Who died in the defence of their Country in the Great War 1914 – 1918 Their Honour. Our Gratitude. (names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 129
Served and returned: 0
Died: 129
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Initial(s), Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Pedestal
- 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
- Cannock War Memorial
- WMO ID: 254485
- Condition: Good [last updated on 20-12-2019]
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- Costs
Memorial: £650
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- A blog post including the history of the memorial and newspaper cuttings: wyrleyblog.wordpress.com/cannock/the-story-of-the-cannock-war-memorial/
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