Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Hopwas
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28476
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Current location
St Chad's Church
Church Drive
Hopwas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
B78 3AL
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 1759105095
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- BRONZE NOWY-HEADED PLAQUE ON WOODEN FRAME. BORDERS IN PLAIN RELIEF. LETTERING IN RELIEF. RELIEF CROSS IN THE NOWY-HEADED CURVE AT TOP OF PLAQUE.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / HOPWAS, COTON AND ALDERS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / FOR HONOUR AND FREEDOM / [NAMES] / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 20
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died
Order of information: rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST CHAD
- 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 - Responsibility
- PCC
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