Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- South Staffordshire
- Town
- Coven
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 27783
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Current location
St Pauls Church.
Church Lane
Coven
South Staffordshire
Staffordshire
WV9 5DE
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 91178 06710
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass wall-mounted plaque on wooden backbaord. The plaque is rectangular but the names are inset under a curved top with foliate decoration in each upper corner.
- Inscription
- THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / COVEN PARISH / HEROIC DEAD / (Names) / "THESE ARE NOT DEAD, THEY LIVE, THEY LIVE, / THEY DIED FOR US THEIR LIVES TO GIVE. / THEY FELL 'TIS TRUE, AMID THE STRIFE! / BUT - THEY FELL ASLEEP TO WAKE TO LIFE." / R.G. COVERN ENGRAVER. ABERYSTWYTH
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bickley, Charles Henry
Davis, Bert
Davis, George
Deans, Joseph
Hayward, Charles
Highway, Frank
Jones, William Oliver
Morris, Alfred
Pullen, R Standeford
Snead, James
See details for all 13 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forenames, surname, date of death
Order of information: date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 760mm, width 455mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- 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
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