Great Western Railway Unidentified Shop WW1 And WW2

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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), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 24193

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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

METAL PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION SET WITH A GLAZED FRAME. BELOW IT A PLAQUE FOR WW2 HAS BEEN ADDED, ALSO WITHIN A GLAZED FRAME

Inscription

Upper plaque: THIS TABLET/ IS ERECTED IN/ SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS SHOP/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ (Names)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVER. Lower plaque: ALSO/ (Name) 1939 - 45/ 1ST DORSET REGT.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,decorations
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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