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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Thamesdown
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24187

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Current location

STORAGE SHED
Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Fire Fly Avenue
Swindon
Thamesdown
Wiltshire
SN2 2EY
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 14241 84994
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
LARGE WOODEN BOARD WITH WORDING CARVED AT THE TOP ON A BANNER. MAIN INSCRIPTION AND NAMES PAINTED ONTO MAIN PANELS IN GOLD. BANNER IS SUPPORTED BY TWO PILASTERS. WHOLE IS SET INTO A LARGE GLAZED WOODEN FRAME. IN THE CENTRE ABOVE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IS A CARVED LAUREL WREATH.
Inscription
TOP: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE CENTRE: THIS TABLET/ IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ R. SHOP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918, AND TO RECORD THE NAMES OF THOSE/ WHO SERVED./ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (NAMES) LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES: THESE SERVED/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 167
    Served and returned: 157
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename intitial and surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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