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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Maker
J Ball (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 03rd April 1917
    Attended by: Lord Mayor of Liverpool
  • Dedicated
    Date: 03rd April 1917
    Attended by: REV E M BENSON
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2309

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Current location

National Museums Liverpool
127 Dale Street
Liverpool
Liverpool
Merseyside
L2 2JH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 34629 90760
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Heyworth Street School
    Heyworth Street
    Liverpool
    Liverpool
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Museum of Liverpool Life
    Pier Head
    Liverpool
    Liverpool
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Brass plaque with incised inscription in black and red lettering Zig-zag line border around the edge with a fleur de lys in each corner. VC on show above plaque
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF / SERG. DAVID JONES, V.C. / THE KING'S (LIVERPOOL REGIMENT) / AN OLD PUPIL OF THIS SCHOOL WHO WAS AWARDED THE / VICTORIA CROSS DURING THE GREAT WAR, FOR HIS INSPIRING / COURAGE AND CHEERING EXAMPLE, WHEN, HIS OFFICERS ALL / FALLEN, HE TOOK COMMAND, CAPTURED AN ADVANCED POSITION / ON THE SOMME FRONT, AND IN SPITE OF THE FIERCEST COUNTER / ATTACKS, HELD IT FOR NEARLY THREE DAYS, UNTIL RELIEVED. / HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION THREE WEEKS LATER ON OCT 7TH 1916. / "QUI ANTE DIEM PERIIT / SED MILES, SED PRO PATRIA"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Jones, David
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,forename,additional,decorations
    Order of information: rank,forename,additional,decorations,year died
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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